Stew recc thread

>>8286911
Sure.

Get some cubes of beef, season them with salt and pepper, then coat with flour. Brown them on all sides in a pan, then transfer them to your slow cooker.

Pour some homemade beef stock into the pan you used to brown the meat in order to deglaze it. Pour the stock & the fond from the pan into the slow cooker. Switch the cooker on.

After it's cooked for a few hours then add your vegetables and continue cooking until the meat is tender. If you add the veggies too soon then they'll turn to mush so the idea is to add them later in the cooking process.

>>8286938
Great info, will definitely use. That said, the homemade beef stock: isn't that a few trash cuts of meat, a sachet d'epices, some onions maybe and then boiling it down for about 6 hours?

>>8286959

Mainly bones, but include some meat as well. 2 lbs bones/scraps yeilds 1 quart of finished stock.

Gentle simmer, never boil.

I'd say more like 12 hours if you can spare the time. Or you can make the stock in your slow cooker, just let it run overnight then skim the fat off afterward.

>>8286911
Nice dubs, I'm always 1 off :(

I just made a Greek pork and celery stew with egg and lemon sauce.

>>8286967
I feel your pain, my singular amigo :(

>>8286966
Alright, I suppose it's a project then. I'll get the slow cooker on it all night tonight and make stew tomorrow.

Update: The cooker came. It's pic related. Pretty excited to try it out. Got some bones cooking in the oven, then it'll be in the pot overnight for a stock. Leek, beef, an onion and some parsnip along with a few spices. New to cooking myself, so this is all more exciting than it probably ought to be. Thanks for being a friendly board so far.

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>>8287268
Pic related*
Got the bones and shit all cooking up in there along with the grease from the meat, some veg, garlic and herbs. Truly, mine is an exciting life.