Stew without potatoes?
"jmcquown" > wrote in message
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> On 4/20/2019 9:33 AM, Ed Pawlowski wrote:
>> On 4/20/2019 12:33 AM, Julie Bove wrote:
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>>> So my question is... Do you think this will work without the potato? I
>>> could always put a small amount in such as one Russet. I think I have a
>>> few Russets.
>>
>> Sure, potatoes are more of a tradition that requirement. Keep in mind
>> though, they do help a bit with thickening, but dredge the meat in flour
>> and get the same effect.
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> As to the thickening, I'm reminded of the two very differet types of beef
> stew my grandmothers made. My maternal grandmother's beef stew was fairly
> thick and she topped it with drop dumplings, which further thickened the
> stew. My paternal grandmother's beef stew was more like a vegetable beef
> soup with the beef and vegetables cut into fairly large pieces. There's
> no wrong way to prepare beef stew.
Thanks!
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