Author Topic: Okay, beef stew (Read 325 times)

NUKE · « **on:** February 20, 2005, 08:08:31 PM »

I'm in a bragging mood and I've just made an awesome beef stew.

I used a pressure cooker and it took about 1 hour to make total.

2 lbs beef chuck, cut into 2 inch cubes
5 whole, small potaoes
5 carrots, 1" slices
4 onions, chopped
2 cloves minced garlic
1 bay leaf
Salt, Pepper
3/4 cup white whine
3/4 cup beef broth
3 teaspoons un-sweatened chocolate, grated

Man, this is some yummy stew. The pressure cooker makes the beef, potatoes just fall apart tender.

Bluedog · « **Reply #1 on:** February 20, 2005, 08:53:04 PM »

Sounds great Nuke.

Just out of curiosity....why the chocolate? sounds rather out of place with the other ingredients.

NUKE · « **Reply #2 on:** February 20, 2005, 09:10:36 PM »

Bluedog, it's not my recipe.....it's in a book that came with my pressure cooker. I bought the thing about 12 years ago to grow mushrooms

The chocolate adds a little "bite" that you can't recognise as chocolate.

Cooking with a pressure cooker is pretty cool....... can make many things very fast and clean.

Bluedog · « **Reply #3 on:** February 20, 2005, 09:26:19 PM »

I'll have to try that sometime, sounds interesting.

Yep. pressure cookers are the chiznit , I use one all the time.

United · « **Reply #4 on:** February 20, 2005, 09:55:12 PM »

Last time I saw someone cook with a pressure cooker (and this is the reason that I never do) a whole potatoe shot out of the little hole on top and blew a hole in the ceiling about 3 inches across. Too much pressure.

TweetyBird · « **Reply #5 on:** February 20, 2005, 10:31:24 PM »

Sounds good but I dunno about the chocolate - seems unnatural

We use a little rue down here, also a little parsley, and maybe some celery. But It sounds good.

Also a tip - if you want to freeze any of it, use new potatoes. Others will get gritty.

straffo · « **Reply #6 on:** February 21, 2005, 02:28:48 AM »

chocolate is often added when cooking venison ... don't ask me why

Especially for wild boar.

lasersailor184 · « **Reply #7 on:** February 21, 2005, 07:33:43 AM »

Gah, I've been meaning to try venison for the longest time.

mechanic · « **Reply #8 on:** February 21, 2005, 07:41:49 AM »

screw the meat....i want some of your magic fungi

you were talking about the magic variety....yeah?

*slinks away quietly*

storch · « **Reply #9 on:** February 21, 2005, 07:50:19 AM »

Chocolate breaks down the meat and tenderizes it, you won't even taste it. You could let the meat sit in milk overnight also especially wild game.

Bluedog · « **Reply #10 on:** February 22, 2005, 12:44:25 AM »

Thanks Storch.

Just goes to show you learn something new every day

Author Topic: Okay, beef stew (Read 325 times)

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