[Lee.]

In all my years of cooking I've never cooked beef stew, until tonight!

I softened onions, browned the beef with them, added a chopped stick of celery and 2 carrots and some Worcester sauce, then I covered it all with water and a beef stock cube

Will this turn out ok do you think? Or will it be putrid and I'd be better ordering takeaway??

[GiRTh]

Celery, Worcester sauce

Sounds delicious apart from the celery and Worcester sauce.

[Josy]

It will turn out fine Lee although if you wanted it to thicken up quite a bit you should have browned the beef with some flour.

I wouldn't have used celery though I can't stand the stuff.

[Lee.]

Originally Posted by Josy

It will turn out fine Lee although if you wanted it to thicken up quite a bit you should have browned the beef with some flour.

I wouldn't have used celery though I can't stand the stuff.

I was going to just stir some gravy granules in when it's nearly ready? Do you think that'll make it too salty??

My freezer AND oven have broken so I'm trying to do everything on the hob!

[Josy]

Originally Posted by Lee.

I was going to just stir some gravy granules in when it's nearly ready? Do you think that'll make it too salty??

My freezer AND oven have broken so I'm trying to do everything on the hob!

Nah that should be fine.

[Ammi]

..or add some red wine if you have any, Lee...

[jennyjuniper]

Originally Posted by Lee.

I was going to just stir some gravy granules in when it's nearly ready? Do you think that'll make it too salty??

My freezer AND oven have broken so I'm trying to do everything on the hob!

It sounds delicious as it is, without the gravy granules. If you want to make it that bit more filling make some dumplings to go in for the last half hour. All you have to do is mix 4oz flour, pinch of salt, pinch of mustard (if you have any) 2oz suet, or if no suet use butter. Mix with about 6 tbs cold water (add chopped fresh herbs for really nice dumplings) and put them on top of your stew. Then put a lid on and simmer gently for about 30 minutes.

[GiRTh]

Originally Posted by jennyjuniper

It sounds delicious as it is, without the gravy granules. If you want to make it that bit more filling make some dumplings to go in for the last half hour. All you have to do is mix 4oz flour, pinch of salt, pinch of mustard (if you have any) 2oz suet, or if no suet use butter. Mix with about 6 tbs cold water (add chopped fresh herbs for really nice dumplings) and put them on top of your stew. Then put a lid on and simmer gently for about 30 minutes.

Hope Lee tells us how she gets on with that.

[Lee.]

I wasnt sure about the Worcester sauce tbh but I put it in my mince and it always tastes nice! Carrots and celery were the only veg I had too.. Ach well if it's crap, I'll have beans on toast!

[Niamh.]

It's not how I'd make it but I've never tasted it that way so i couldn't say how it would turn out. When I make it, I put potatoes, carrots, onions sometimes turnip in a pot and use a stew mix with water and a stock cube. I then boil it and let it simmer for atleast two hours

[GiRTh]

Give it plenty of seasoning. Do you have any chilli's?

[Lee.]

Originally Posted by Niamh.

It's not how I'd make it but I've never tasted it that way so i couldn't say how it would turn out. When I make it, I put potatoes, carrots, onions sometimes turnip in a pot and use a stew mix with water and a stock cube. I then boil it and let it simmer for atleast two hours

What's stew mix? I like the sound of this!

Originally Posted by GiRTh

Give it plenty of seasoning. Do you have any chilli's?

I've got chilli powder.. But the kids won't eat anything with chilli

[Niamh.]

Originally Posted by Lee.

What's stew mix? I like the sound of this!

I've got chilli powder.. But the kids won't eat anything with chilli

It just comes in a pack in a powder form and you just add water to it and use it as your sauce

[Josy]

I also add either some tinned tomatoes or passata to my stews and casseroles, that's individual preference though.

[GiRTh]

Originally Posted by Josy

I also add either some tinned tomatoes or passata to my stews and casseroles, that's individual preference though.

Agree. Tin tomatoes > water.

What you gonna serve it with?

[Marsh.]

Originally Posted by Josy

tinned tomatoes

Are you crazy?! mg:

[Ammi]

Originally Posted by Marsh.

Are you crazy?! mg:

..tinned tomatoes are great for sauces and in stews, Marsh...we'll do a bit of cooking together sometime...











..not that I'm a very good cook, mind...

[Lee.]

Originally Posted by Josy

I also add either some tinned tomatoes or passata to my stews and casseroles, that's individual preference though.

I've got tomato purée?

[Niamh.]

ahaha Kirk would like this, just as I was posting here there was a quiz going on in the radio in the background and the answer to the question he asked was Stew

[Ammi]

Originally Posted by Niamh.

ahaha Kirk would like this, just as I was posting here there was a quiz going on in the radio in the background and the answer to the question he asked was Stew

....

[Dollface]

I make stew with my mum's recipe, i'd share it but it's top secret it's bloody lovely, i love stew.

Sounds good apart from the celery and Worcester sauce

[Lee.]

Hmm.. I'm beginning to think the celery and Worcester sauce was a mistake!

[Marsh.]

Originally Posted by Lee.

Hmm.. I'm beginning to think the celery and Worcester sauce was a mistake!

Instead of adding the wine, just drink it and then you won't care what it taste like.

[kirklancaster]

Originally Posted by Marsh.

Instead of adding the wine, just drink it and then you won't care what it taste like.

[Jake.]

Chinese it is