What Can I put in my Beef Stew to make it yummy scrummy?!
Haven't made one in ages and fancy doing it a bit different!
Any ideas?
Thanking You Kindly xx
Answers: I usually put the usual veg and diced beef etc in it. I also add a can of oxtail soup plus the water and seasonong. Is there anythng else I can add to give it a bit more ommph?
Haven't made one in ages and fancy doing it a bit different!
Any ideas?
Thanking You Kindly xx
Rich beef stew with dumplings
Serves 4-6
Preparation time less than 30 mins
Cooking time over 2 hours
Ingredients
750g/1?lb shin of beef or stewing steak
500g/1lb small onions, sliced
40g/1?oz dripping
1 tbsp flour
900ml/1? pint hot water
salt and freshly ground pepper
500g/1lb carrots, halved lengthways
1 bay leaf
For the dumplings:
175g/6oz self-raising flour
75g/3oz shredded suet
1 tbsp parsley, finely chopped
good pinch salt and pepper
water, to mix
Method
1. Remove any gristle and surplus fat from the meat and trim into neat 4cm/1?in cubes.
2. Fry the meat and onions in the dripping until lightly browned all over. Sprinkle in the flour and mix well. Gradually stir in the water and continue stirring until it boils. Season to taste.
3. Cover and simmer very gently for 1 hour. Then add the carrots and bay leaf and simmer for a further hour, when it will be time to add the dumplings.
4. To make the dumplings, sieve the flour into a bowl and add the suet, parsley, salt and pepper. Next add enough water to make a soft but not sticky dough, about 3 tbsp. Lightly flour your hands and roll the dough into eight small balls. Add to the stew and cook for a further 15-20 minutes.
parsely
Scotch bonnets.
Add few anchovies
EDIT - "Don't like the idea of anchovies though sorry....Think I need to be sick lol!!"....Perhaps you might want to take a look what Worcester Sauce is made from before you add it (if anchovies make you sick).
Worcestershire sauce or/and a teaspoon of marmite (gives it a kick)
worcester sauce!
Paprika.Gives it smooth ommph.
a bay leaf while its cooking, really adds some flavor. Just remove it before serving.
i put a spoonful of curry powder in mine.. gives it a bit of a kick!
how about making dumpling or adding them near the end of cooking time ,tomato will give it a nice tang or maybe try a different recipe to what you normally make to see if there is a difference
add a splash of Worcestershire sauce and an oxo cube
Jack Daniels....What?
gravy powder, mushrooms, sweet chilli sauce
my 3 main ingredients in a stew xxxxxxxxx
instant mashed potatoes to thicken the broth. don't knock it till you try it!
I make the beef in a crock pot or a pressure cooker with McCormick Beef Stew Seasoning. Then add the rest of your items. Green beans, corn, potatoes, carrots. Try mushrooms. They are yummy. Also, you can cook little pasta shells seperately and add them in at the end. Don't cook them together though, you will have a starchy glue mess.
Take a look at the picture in the link and tell me that's not delicious!!!
Beer Beef Stew Yield: 4
Ease of Preparation: Easy. A recipe is merely words on paper; a guideline, a starting point from which to improvise. It cannot pretend to replace the practiced hand and telling glance of a watchful cook. For that reason feel free to stir your own ideas into this dish. When you cook it once, it becomes yours, so personalize it a bit. Add more of an ingredient you like or less of something you don't like. Try substituting one ingredient for another. Remember words have no flavour, you have to add your own!Ingredients:
Beer Beef Stew
1/2 cup vegetable oil
3 lb. chuck roast, cut into large chunks
Salt and pepper
1 x large onion, peeled and chopped
6 x garlic cloves, peeled and sliced
1 x small can tomato paste
2 x bottles dark beer
2 x cups beef stock
Directions: Beer Beef Stew
Preheat oven to 325 degrees F.
Heat oil in a large, heavy-bottomed pot.
Add beef chunks, season with salt and pepper and brown them.
When they are very well browned, remove them with tongs and reserve in a bowl.
Add onions to the hot pot and sauté them until they are golden brown.
Add garlic and tomato paste and cook, stirring, for a few minutes.
Place browned beef back into the pot and add the beer and stock.
Season with salt and pepper and bring to a simmer.
Place a tight fitting lid on the pot and put it in the oven.
Stew slowly until the beef is very tender and the broth has thickened, about 1 hour.
Does your seasoning include some bay leaves? You could try adding one or two of them. Also, in place of the water you add, you could substitute some red wine or even some sherry. It gives the stew quite a nice flavor.
Try a few splashes/ glasses of port, this is what I put in my beef for crimbo day.
Don't think anyone else has said it so:
Guinness
Honestly it makes a delicious stew.
chilies to give it a bit of a kick
I just went home this lunch time to and chucked mine in the slow cooker. Added a can of lentils and some worcestershire sauce and mustard. Will taste it when I get home and add some paprika or chilli sauce before serving if it's too bland.
Make some dumplings to put in towards the end of it. Add some worcester sauce, some potatoes in beef stew are nice too. I am gonna make some now you mention it!
A spoonful of Marmite and also red peppers and a tin of green lentils (drained) you can buy them from every supermarket. These ingredients really pep the whole thing up.
I always add a can of beer, Because my husband hates me pinching his beer I buy non alcoholic beer from supermarket. My recipe:-Coat beef lightly with flour-brown 5mins-add onion-add can beer-cook 5mins-add vegetables-fill pan with water till just covering beef and veg-add 3 beef oxo and pepper. Cook 1hr. Can be thickened if needed before serving with brown onion gravy granules. Delish. Enjoy. P.S. If you like kidney do a beef and kidney stew.
Try flouring your beef and frying it first before you chuck it in with everything else. Keeps in the flavour and thickens up the juice. Mushy peas is a good thickener too if you like to lick your plate afterwards.
forget the oxtail soup use shin beef along with the diced beef,about the same quantity ,this makes delicious gravy ps ,trust me,im an old guy
Add a dash of tabasco to give it a kick.
OxO cubes are FULL of salt so, be careful with those. A really good glass of red wine wouldn't go amiss. Also teaspoon of English mustard.
Good luck and enjoy.....xxx
a spoonful of marmite goes nicely in a beef stew but my top recommendation would be adding some red wine, it adds a really delicious depth and flavour to the stew.
Red wine. It adds a lot of depth to the stew.
sarah, beef always goes down a treat in beef stew hahahahahahah