Question about stew

greenpixey

I just done my first attempt on cooking a stew. My first mistake is that I forgot to buy cornflour. It says to mix it with cold water and add to the dish. i only got bread making flour and self rasing flour at home. Can either of that be added or will the dish be fine without?

Second question is... Can the stew be reheated?
I planned to have it ready for half four when my husband and kids are home from school. But my OH just called me and said he be home late today today.

you can probably tell I'm still no better at cooking :rotfl: but I'm learning.

specsappeal

cornflour is used to thicken the sauce. it will be fine without it but if you want it thicker you can just add some gravy granules - thats what i do if i run out of cornflour. And yes the stew can be reheated. hope this helps!!

greenpixey

specsappeal wrote:

cornflour is used to thicken the sauce. it will be fine without it but if you want it thicker you can just add some gravy granules - thats what i do if i run out of cornflour. And yes the stew can be reheated. hope this helps!!

Thanks, much appreciated :T

Rikki

Just use the self raising flour it will work no problem. I only ever use normal flour for thickening my stews.

Mix the flour into a paste with cold water then stir in some of the hot gravy from the stew, then add to the stew. Keep stiring till mixed in.


You can reheat the stew it will be fine.

shell2001

Reheated stew usually tastes much better than the day its made in my opinion, the flavours seem to develope.

Penny_Watcher

shell2001 wrote:

Reheated stew usually tastes much better than the day its made in my opinion, the flavours seem to develope.

I second this. It's a much better flavour.

I wouldn't reheat stew more than once though.

saving-grace

Next time you make a stew, after you've browned the meat, stir in a tablespoon of flour. The meat juices will soak up the flour. Then add whatever liquid you're using.
This way you won't need to think about thickening it later.

Enjoy your stew tonight, Im sure it'll be lovely!

tawnyowls

Penny_Watcher wrote:

I wouldn't reheat stew more than once though.

I would - as long as it's been kept in the fridge and brought to the boil, I wouldn't have any problem reheating it a couple of times. It's usually easier to take smaller portions out and just reheat those, though.

lil_me

I thickened mine with bread crumbs today, and it was really nice. Just put a few slices in the blender and stirred it in. I don't reheat things more than once, just incase.