Beef stew
XT’s mom passed me this recipe which she had been using for more than 30 years. She told me stories of how she would feed the two of them sitting at the entrance to the kitchen.
Anyway, here is what I cooked today. Its not totally the same but almost there.
These are the raw ingredients
Carrot, onions and garlic
Beef chuck
Beef chuck is actually the cheapest cut of beef that you can get at the supermarket. Its also one of the best cut for cooking stew. Thats probably because it won’t disintegrate so easily after being in the crock pot for more than 4 hours.
I fried the onions, carrot and garlic in a pan till the onions are semi-translucent. Then I added in the beef and also some secret ingredient which I am not going to mention here. I can’t due to NDA. You would have to experiment it yourself.
After stirring for a few mins, put these in the crock pot and add water till it covers the beef nicely. You can also add broth or stock if you want. I added some dark and light sauce for the taste.
Let the crock pot simmer the beef for more than 4 hours. I let it simmer for about 6 hours this time so the beef is quite tender when its served.
Delicious beef stew
After simmering for more than 6 hours, the beef just falls off when you put it in your mouth. Its not tough and goes down quite easily. Goes well with drinks such as beer.
*burps*
this looks good!
We made a stew recently… and we added beer to it! Tastes good!
oh waaaaaaaaaaaaah, hungry hungry hungry hungry!! Mandy, you are the best cook, ever
the beef stew looks so yummy!
This looks like a hearty meal. I hardly cook beef at home since I can’t taste it (dun eat red meat) but this looks really yummy for the rest of the family. Maybe I can use chicken instead.
Anyways, Mandrake, good on you! Not only you have won over the hearts of your 3 ladies, you own over their stomachs too! =D
LOL! NDA! looks fab!
Your beef stew could be better…mine is def better…why don’t you try adding some herbs to it. You should brown the beef first to sear in the juices and set it aside while you cook the onions and then add it all in later…