How Awful Will This Stew Be? UPDATE!!!

[rodriguezpoultry]

So...I made up a recipe. No specifics on it...

Here's what I did:

1.51 lbs. of stew meat (pre-cut up into 1 inch squares)
Tossed the stew meat around in some Thyme leaves and flour and put in the bottom of the crock pot.
On top of the stew meat, I put some chopped onion.
On top of the onion, I put onion soup mix and garlic powder.
On top of all of this, I added 2 cups of water and 1 cup of red wine. Added a LIBERAL amount of worcestershire sauce.

On top and surrounding the meat, I put in about 2 handfuls of baby carrots and 2 large potatoes that have been cut up.

Didn't look like there was enough solution, so I added some more wine and water and then put a dash of garlic powder on top of the potatoes with the carrots. Added some more worcestershire sauce on top.

Set on high...should be ready around 7 tonight. How awful will it be???

 

[BettyR]

Sounds very good! We are having hot dogs tonight.

 

[DTchickens]

Sounds good to me, a lot of people might not like the amount of garlic/onion. But I personally love it! Garlic/onion is in just about everything I cook, since it is good for you. However, in certain dishes especially if it is for others I will put just enough so that you can't taste it really.. But it is in there. Now- the only thing missing from your stew. You need some type of tabasco sauce, cayenne pepper, or maybe some chopped Jalapeno's

. Maybe all three!

-Daniel

 

[Whispering Winds]

Where do you live and what time can we set down?

 

[A.T. Hagan]

I would have browned the floured meat first. You'll miss out on a lot of flavor development and color by not browning.

Otherwise it sounds good.

 

[KatyTheChickenLady]

Sounds great! the only thing I would have done different is put the carrots on the bottom then the potatoes then the meat. If the gravy is too liquid when you get home put it in a sauce pot over medium & reduce it by half or so then taste for spice adjustments then if you want it thicker use cornstarch or sour cream.

 

[EweSheep]

When supper????

 

[bigmike&nan]

Quote:
Me too, maybe not as much worsestershire sauce - in place of that maybe about 1/2 can stewed tomatoes.
I bet half the recipes made famous in the world come from someone having to create dinner out of what they had on hand.

 

[rodriguezpoultry]

O.K......SO..it's finished!

It's not stew exactly. Almost like a soup with a thick soupy texture. You can taste the red wine, W-sauce and everything in it. It's just...amazing.

Almost like a topping for something, but then again more like a soup. It's difficult to tell what you want to do with it except eat it!

 

[EweSheep]

Yep, it pays to be creative!