recipe help..

carlamagee

i have a pack of stewing steak, one carrot and one parsnip, onion, potatoes and herbs etc.
is it possible for me to make stew with this as there is only 1 carrot n parsnip?? OH used wat i has bought lastnigt for his tea and I didnt know. i dont have time to go to shops today either.....anyone amny gd ideas????

ifonlyitwaseasier

absolutely fine, add about 2 big potatoes each and he'll not notice the lack of the others.

debtmuncher

yip probably more than enough if you do as pp said, add a few extra potatoes. if you have frozen peas you can add that to your meal (not into the stew but thats my personal choice!) as well.

thriftlady_2

'Course you can You could also add kidney beans or butter beans or a handful of barley.

carlamagee

thanks.....any of u know the best way to go about preparing and cooking it?? should i brown the beef and then let it cook in the pot with pots, carrot etc or what????
im a newbie to thi cooking malarkey, but really trying. lol. ive looked at recipes, but there so many different ones and all say different thinsgs! im confussled.

jinky67

carlamagee wrote: »

thanks.....any of u know the best way to go about preparing and cooking it?? should i brown the beef and then let it cook in the pot with pots, carrot etc or what????
im a newbie to thi cooking malarkey, but really trying. lol. ive looked at recipes, but there so many different ones and all say different thinsgs! im confussled.

basically yes:D

Chris25

cut up the meat into small cubes & brown it. Put that & the veg into liquid - have you a stock cube? A slug of wine or beer or tomato puree also adds flavour plus the herbs

carlamagee

Chris25 wrote: »

cut up the meat into small cubes & brown it. Put that & the veg into liquid - have you a stock cube? A slug of wine or beer or tomato puree also adds flavour plus the herbs

thanks, thout so. just am scared to go ahed and do it incase it turns out stinking.
any particular rule of thumb about how much liquid to use? do i just cover the ingredients!?? i have stock cubes!

Butterfly_Brain

I add a tin of tomatoes to mine or beer if I have any in the house.
Stews are great when you have few ingredients you can bulk them out with all sorts of things - Peas, sweetcorn, butter beans, mushrooms, even baked beans how about making a cobbler topping that disguises the fact that there are less things in the pot.

Pink.

carlamagee wrote: »

any particular rule of thumb about how much liquid to use? do i just cover the ingredients!?? i have stock cubes!

I tend to cover the ingredients with liquid as it will reduce during cooking. Then towards the end of cooking taste it. If the sauce is too strong add a little more water, if it's not tasty enough simmer until it is reduced down a little more. Then when it tastes just right thicken with a little cornflour or flour and butter mixed together.

Pink

Chris25

carlamagee wrote: »

thanks, thout so. just am scared to go ahed and do it incase it turns out stinking.
any particular rule of thumb about how much liquid to use? do i just cover the ingredients!?? i have stock cubes!

I tend to use the slow-cooker for most of mine but if I'm home, I put slightly more liquid than just covering it but check near to end of cooking time that it hasn't dried too much or whether I might have to thicken it if I have too much liquid.

**ah, PW got there before me but it looks as though we do roughly the same anyway **