Help - Planning on making a stew on Saturday and haven't made one in over a year

SuiDreams

Bought it at the meat market in the town centre but there wasn't much choice, going to have a look round other butchers next time. Probably do a stew every few weeks in the winter its a good winter warmer.

SuiDreams

Must add though cost of the stew goes up when you add hubby's Full loaf of bread he had with it over the weekend. I am enjoying all this cooking from scratch. We're having a roast dinner next weekend and plan to make a chicken soup from the remains, I've never made soupd before so think this is quite daring for me.

Debt_Free_Chick

Make sure you ASK the butcher ... mine doesn't display every single cut of meat. He waits until he's asked and then goes and cuts it. My butcher is really odd as he doesn't display any cuts at all :eek:

You go in and ask for what you want. He goes out the back, chucks the carcass over his shoulder, brings it out to the shop and butchers it there in front of your eyes.

A good way of finding a decent butcher is to go in like a helpless little woman And say "my old man wants a good beef stew. Have you got a thrifty cut of meat that'll do the job, otherwise my bedroom fun will be restricted?". Butchers love this sort of banter and they also love the opportunity to show off their meat knowledge & butchery skills.

Any butcher that doesn't (a) respond with a good bit of cheeky banter and (b) doesn't get a suitable piece of meat to show you, whilst quoting the price ... isn't worth going back to. And if he asks for a "promise" if hubby likes his stew, you'll have a decent, friendly butcher for life

Act a little dumb & pathetic ... as is the way in life, most men will fall over backwards to help women out .. it strokes their precious egos (bless 'em!)