Hm Beef Stew ??

Pooky

I put different flavourings in my dumplings to add a bit of extra zing......chilli flakes work well!!

FunkyFairy

bexxie90 wrote:

What else is nice (and cheap!) is a Suet pudding with Bacon and Onions in. Fills them all up for hours ;-)
Bex

I do that but i make a suet pastry roll it out spread cooked bacon and onion on it then roll it up like a swiss roll. Bake in the oven for 30 mins on 200oc it does fill you up we always have half left over for lunch the next day and there are 2 adult and 2 children in our house.

Mr_Proctalgia

RE Oxtail Soup..............

I love Heinz Oxtail but cannot replicate it, I'v tried on and off for years without any real success, any tips would be appreciated.

According to the contents on the tin there is only 1% oxtail in it and I know that Heinz import there stock from an African Source so I might be onto a loser here, so, have any of the OS'ers had any luck?

elvis_bloggs

Gosh, even I could make that stew, must give it a try sometime, I've saved the recipe in a text doc, the small variations as well. Thanks.

Graham_S_4

beef stew was the first thing i made in my SC - i added a few bit of kidney too - not to everyones taste though - and a few dumplings. dumplings were a bit hard so i need to try something different next time. i also threw in a bowl full of the carrot and squash soup i made the day before

Graham

skintchick

I am about to make Curry Queen's beef stew from the SC collection, but I don;t have any red wine.

It says use 1/2 bottle of wine and 3/4 pint of beef stock.

Can I just use extra stock? I don;t want to get it wrong as I have just bought three packs of stewing beef.

I'm a bit worried about putting too much liquid in as I don;t want to end up with soup! I like a good thick gravy.

Help please!

thriftlady_2

Just replace the wine with more liquid.It can be more stock,beer,cider or tomato juice.It won't taste exactly the way Curry Queen intended but it will still be delicious.The secret of a good beef stew is the long, slow cooking

skintchick

It's going on shortly and is not for tonight so I can just leave it cooking till i go to bed. I am working in london next week (two hours each way!) so need stuff in the fridge for quick heating up when I get in at 9pm.

Thanks.

thriftlady_2

Stew improves when it's reheated,so it should be fab

novice_money_saver_2

use cider instead - it's yummy. does taste different but the cider works with beef, surprisingly!