Beef Stew Meat Onions, celery, parsnips, carrots, Potates all cut large. Fresh mushrooms I added in some of my dehydrated mushrooms (2different kinds) & dehydrated caramelized onions Frozen peas 1/2CUP flour Bay leaf, thyme, salt & pepper
Brown meat on high heat with Vegetable oil. Get some color on meat along with color on bottom of pan. Once browned add in onions, celery, carrots, garlic, parsnips. Cook a few minutes.
Then I add flour til well combined. I add about 3 cups of beef stock first to the hot pot and make sure I stir and lift everything off bottom of pan. Then I add about 3-4cups of water, spices, potatoes, dehydrated stuff, & peas.
Bring to a boil and cook down til veggies are cooked and it’s nicely thickened. We serve this over Yorkshire pudding too.
The family loves my beef stewWe have the PC Choice brand but this one is just as good!
I find its really hard to get chowders to taste the same. Especially when your using different seafoods each time. And I know for me. I never have the same stuff on hand. This one had a nice variety, we loved it! I like a full soup. I don’t want just broth, I want each bowl filled with seafood and vegetables. I used A package of clams A package of small shrimp & scallops 14 black tiger shrimp 2 kinds of white fish cubed Celery, carrots, onions, & potatoes Can of corn Garlic Bay leaves, thyme, parsley, salt, & pepper 6-8CUPS chicken stock 1CUP half & half (if you like things rich, use cream) 1/2CUP flourFry up the onions, garlic, carrots, celery, cut potatoes with some Vegetable oil and some of the salt pepper. I use the Dutch oven I’m making my soup in. Fry for a few minutes til onions start to soften. Add in the flour and mix well. Turn the heat up. Add your stock and all your herbs and salt pepper. Bring to boil, stirring frequently, light boil til Veggies are done. Will be nicely thickened.
Last 20 minutes add in the corn, all seafood and your half and half milk and or cream. Lucky loves to supervise, he’s pretty good at it if I do say so myself. Lucky always has to be right beside mom and dad!We have the PC Choice brand but this one works just the same.
