Dad's Beast Stew
Do they sell "Lipton Onion Soup Mix" there in Australia? I came up with
a VERY GOOD beef stew recipe recently, but I did cheat and use this onion soup mix.
I suppose that you could substitute any onion soup...but reduce it from 4 cups to 3 cups
to intensify the flavor.
Herez the recipe for anyone who cares. This is my own, new recipe. (I DID swipe some
ingredient ideas from a few other recipes though) ;)
Suggest you try it as is to start with....it's hard to beat!
Gary
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Dad's Beast Stew
- 1¼ to 1½ pounds of roast beef (cut into bite sized cubes)
- 1 large vidalia onion (or any kind), chopped
- 1 medium squash, cubed
- 1 medium green pepper, diced
- 4 carrots, peeled and sliced
- 4 stalks celery, sliced
- 4 medium-large potatoes, cubed
- 1 package Lipton onion soup mix
- 3 bay leaves
- 1 Tbs. Worcestershire Sauce
- 1½ Tbs. oil (canola or vegetable oil)
- 3 cups hot water
- 1/2 cup water (for deglazing beef pan)
- mix of 2 Tbs. flour & 1/2 cup cold water
Semi-freeze beef(so it's easier to cut) and cut into bite-sized pieces.
In large frying pan, heat 1½ Tbs. oil to smoking point... add 1/3 of the beef, the
worcestershire sauce and SEAR until dark brown. Remove with slotted spoon.
Repeat with second 1/3 beef...this time adding the green pepper too. (don't add any more
oil or worchestershire sauce)
Finally, sear the final 1/3 beef. After cooking this, add 1/2 cup water to the
frying pan to deglaze it...
In a crock-pot or a large saucepan, put in the cooked beef (with green pepper), the 1/2
cup of deglazed beef water, all the vegetables, the pack of Lipton onion soup mix, the 3
bay leaves, and the 3 cups of hot water.
Bring all this to a boil, then simmer for approx. 3 hours.
After that... bring to a rolling boil, add the mix of:
(2 Tbs flour - 1/2 cup cold water) to the stew and stir for
about 3 minutes.
That's it... eat... feast!!!! (As with all stews or soups, it's even better
the next day).
:-D
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