Warm Up with Beef Stew

Hey, Glitterinas, 

is it cold where you are?

We are having typical Texas weather....

cold for a few days...

then warm and sunny for the next few days!

I have to leave cold and warm weather 

clothes out....and night gowns, and 

shoes....you get the picture.

I try not to whine too much.....I could be hip deep in snow!

During our last cold snap 

I made a yummy beef stew 

for dinner.

I want to share my stew recipe with 

you today.

This is not a hard recipe, none of my recipes are, 

but it does need time to simmer after it's 

assembled.

If you already have a favorite stew 

recipe, compare it to this one 

and let me know how they differ.

Let's get busy, Glitterinas!

Chop four stalks of celery 

and half a white onion.

Into a deep dutch oven on 

medium high heat, 

add 3 T. butter and the 

chopped onions.

Then add the celery,

.....stir, stir....

and let the onion and celery cook 

until they are transparent.

The next ingredient to add is

a handful of small carrots.....

......and  then the next ingredients are all 

just added one right after the other.

Stew meat, about a pound and a half...

.....there are many types and cuts of 

stew meat available, 

but I like pieces that 

are chunky and large enough to cook 

for the longer amount of time stew 

requires .....

and not cook down into 

minuscule meat pieces.

If you are lucky enough to have a butcher that you 

like, talk to them about the best cut of stew meat to 

use for this recipe.

Having a butcher who is knowledgeable and will 

take time to help you learn how to cook different 

types of meat is a wonderful resource.

Back to our stew...

...next add

mushrooms,

beef stock,

.....and 4-5 chopped potatoes.

You can make your own stock with 

bones, veggies, spices and water.....

or use already prepared stock from your 

favorite grocery store.

Sometimes I have to add a bit more water, 

to get the level of liquid I want.

I like the liquid level to cover all the 

ingredients well.

We'll let the stew simmer now 

for 2-3 hours.

I place the lid on the dutch oven with a small 

space left open for steam.

Reduce the heat to low and go read a 

book....

or fold laundry....

or do any of the two million things 

on your to-do list.

The kitchen smells so amazing when 

stew is simmering away.

This makes a hot, delicious, 

warm-you-up

dinner.

It can be served with bread, corn bread,

and/or a salad for a complete dinner.

I hope you will try this beef stew recipe 

and let me know how it turns out.

As always, 

thank you so much for taking time 

out of your busy day to stop by 

Pink Glitter!

Until next time,

Tammy