Difference Between Stewingrecipe and Braising Steak??

kazmc

This is probably a really daft question but is there any difference between braising and stewing steak??
I'm making a beef and ale pie and the recipe calls for braising steak but I have stewing steak in the freezer...
The recipe states you cook the steak in a casserole dish in the oven for 1.5 - 2 hrs.
Would using stewing steak be ok???
Many thanks in advance
Karen x

tanith

Stewing steak is usually a bit tougher than braising steak so I'd just cook it for a bit longer than it says.. but it'll be fine.

Pink.

Hi kazmc,

This thread should help:

Braising Steak and Stewing Steak

I'll add your thread to that one later.

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meritaten

yes - Braising steak is slightly more tender (tho its still useless in stir fries - I tried it). just cook for an hour longer than stewing and you wont tell the difference.
jeez I meant cook stewing for an hour longer than braising! a Senior Moment obviously! Apologies!

cooking-mama

I thought the only difference was in the way the steak was cut?..I buy mine from Costco,or get a meat delivery pack...casserole/stewing steak is normaly cubed,but braising steak is thinner and sliced.