Original ideas for Stew meat?!
Thanks! :)
Answers: I need ideas for a dinner with stew meat but no soups or stews, we are tired of them. Also I have a well stocked pantry, and want a meal that will be 30 minutes or less.
Thanks! :)
I like to fry the stew meat, cook wide egg noodles (drain) add to stew meat with a white country gravy (store bought packs). It really is delicious. Make sure you have enough gravy to cover meat and noodles, and to have a little sauce.
Enjoy!!
Have you made stroganoff?
Beef/Green Pepper stir fry
1 lb stew meat, cut into bite-sized chunks
2 green peppers, cut into thin strips
1 lb small white or cremini mushrooms, quartered.
2 cloves garlic, minced
2 medium tomatos, chopped
1 tablespoon olive oil
2 tablespoons of butter
Dash of Worcestershire sauce
Salt and pepper
3 cups cooked white rice (We prefer jasmine or basmati)
1. Add oil to frying pan over medium high heat.
2. When oil is very hot add the beef.
3. Saute for 2-3 minutes *only*; until just browned on the outside.
4. With a slotted spoon, transfer the beef to another dish, leaving remaining oil in the pan.
5. Add the green peppers.
6. Saute for about 4 minutes, until slightly softened, but still crisp-tender.
7. Pour peppers and juices over the meat..
8. Turn the heat down to medium
9. Add butter.
10. When butter is melted, add the garlic.
11. When garlic becomes fragrant, add mushrooms
12. Saute for about 4 minutes.
13. Add the meat/green pepper mixture back to the pan.
14. Heat for about 2 minutes.
15. Add the chopped tomato
16. Stir until heated through, and salt and pepper, and a dash of worcestershire sauce, if desired.
17. Serve over white rice with a nice crusty bread.
Total time including prep and rice - about 25 minutes.
Note: You just want to brown the meat, initially, leaving the inside very rare, otherwise it will be tough. The secret to using stew meat in a saute is to not over cook it - medium rare is the ticket. The heat from the peppers will cook it a bit further, and the reheating completes the job.
We do a variation of this without the tomatos and worcestershire, adding onion, water chestnuts and soy sauce, and using a peanut oil/sesame oil mixture. In this case, I generally add a can of chicken broth, and when it comes to a boil, thicken it with 2 tbsp of cornstarch dissolved in an equal amount of cold water. Also quite good and almost as fast.
How about a beef "pot pie"?
Brown the meat, add beef gravy and a bag of frozen veggies (or fresh steamed if you prefer), simmer on low until the meat is tender. Remove from heat, add globs of biscuit mix to the top and pop in a 400* oven until the biscuits are cooked (about 10 minutes)