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Reviewed: Oct. 29, 2009
Great flavour, i added a bit more of flavour with beef stock powder
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Reviewed: Oct. 25, 2009
Good with some changes! Used three pounds of meat! Added also three cans of tomato soup and some merlot! Will be making this again!
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Reviewed: Sep. 24, 2009
a good basic beef stew recipe. liked the paprika addtion.
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Reviewed: Apr. 6, 2009
I made this and my husband and I absolutely loved it! It was simple and had a lot of flavor. I did substitute the water with beef broth. Usually we would have leftovers for days but today, there aren't any! Very good!!!
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Reviewed: Mar. 14, 2009
Great BASIC recipe that needs a lot of pepping up to be excellent. I added a can of chopped tomatoes, chili powder, tomato paste, a splash of red wine, and changed the water to beef stock. I also added more garlic and Worcester sauce, some dried Mediterranean spices, and 3 stalks of celery. Once I did all that, it was delicious. This is a good basic recipe that can be added to as desired. I'll make again but with my own changes.
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The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.44 star rating.
Reviewed: Feb. 19, 2009
This stew is delicious! I have made it twice and both times it turned out great! The first time I followed the recipe and the second time I used the crock pot. I browned the meat on the stove then added everything according to the directions to the crockpot. I add 1 can of Beef broth just to make it have a little more juice. When it says to remove the beef and make the soup thicker with flour, I remove everything and then scoop some juice into a bowl and add about 4 Tbl. of flour, whisk then pour back in and stir. Add back in the meat and veggies, then continue to cook on High until the potatoes are cooked through. I used Red potatoes instead of Idaho and I think I let it cook for about 4-5 hours on High or until the potatoes were to my liking.
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Reviewed: Feb. 12, 2009
Good! Nice and comforting.
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Reviewed: Jan. 22, 2009
I made this recipe "as is", and it was great! The meat was tender, the veges were not mush. I would make this again.
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Reviewed: Jan. 18, 2009
This was a great recipe, though I did make some modifications. I used 4 cups of beef broth and only about a cup of water. I added about 3x the garlic as well as some celery. Between the broth and the potatoes no thickening agent was necessary. Before browing the meat I dredged them in flour mixed with garlic powder, pepper, and seasoned salt. That gave the meat wonderful flavor when it came time to eat! Solid recipe that will become a family staple!
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Reviewed: Dec. 7, 2008
It is easy and good. You can't be not happy about something like tihs.
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Reviewed: Dec. 1, 2008
This was absolutely delicious. It really reminded me of the stew my mom used to make me, I think she must have also put corn in hers. So that was nice. I just made a few minor changes... used olive oil to brown the meat instead of shortening, added 2 cloves of garlic while meat was browning, omitted onions, added another bay leaf, and added 2 stalks of celery, chopped. Also, I used instant potato flakes to thicken it up instead of cornstarch (I think it's much easier and gets better results). We loved it! Served with french bread to mop up the sauce... perfect for a cold, snowy night. Thank you!
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Reviewed: Nov. 27, 2008
Fantastic stew! I made a few changes - substituted the water for beef broth and added 1/4 cup of red wine. My husband can't eat onions so I added the paprika, salt, pepper and onion powder to the flour to dredge the meat with, but also added the paprika, pepper (no more salt) and onion powder to the beef broth and wine to simmer for 2 hours. The veggies - I also added celery and green beans and substituted the white potatoes for sweet potatoes. I also made fresh bread in my bread maker to go with it. This is a fabulous hearty stew!! Thanks!!
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Reviewed: Nov. 17, 2008
I made this last night. My husband loved it... he said it reminded him of when he was younger.
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Reviewed: Nov. 9, 2008
I love this recipe! My family loves it as well. Awesome thanks
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Reviewed: Nov. 4, 2008
Okay so this recipe is in my crockpot as we speak & I keep taking tastes of it & I can't stop! I did dredge the meat in flour but to the flour I added seasoning salt, salt, pepper & the paprika. I dredged the meat & browned it in olive oil & garlic. Then I dumped that into my crock pot & added the 4c. of water but to the water I added 2 beef bullion cubes & a tsp. of browning sauce. I added some dried onion flakes because I dont' like big chunks of onion & I didn't have any real onion on hand. Then I added the spices: a little more paprika, seasoning salt, garlic salt, salt & pepper. I didn't add the bay leaf because I didn't have any. After cooking the meat & the juice for about 3 hours, I added choppped carrots & celery. I cooked those for about an hour & then added the potatoes & cooked for another hour. I didn't think it needed to be thickened because the starch from the potatoes seemed to help it. This was delicious!! And perfect on a rainy day! Thanks for the recipe!
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Reviewed: Oct. 30, 2008
It was Okay... I use a different recipe that uses tomato paste to help thicken the broth. But overall, this was good!
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Reviewed: Oct. 26, 2008
Used olive oil instead of shortening as other reviewers suggested; used beef broth/bouillon cubes instead of water; simply cut the onion into eighths; and, after browning the meat (which I sprinkled with garlic powder and fresh ground pepper before flouring) in the cast iron casserole dish, added the broth, onions, splash of red wine, about 1/4 cup catsup, about 1 cup of baby bella mushrooms that I chopped really fine in the processor (as hubby won't eat them if he can see them), and cooked in the oven at 225 for most of the afternoon. Then added shredded carrots and sliced potatoes, along with a can of cream of chicken and an envelope of brown gravy powder mix and put back into the oven at 300 for another hour or so. Added a drained and rinsed can of Lesueur early peas just before serving. Yummy!!
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Reviewed: Oct. 22, 2008
This was really good but only with the changes I made. I added 4 cups of Beef Broth, 1 cup of Tomato Juice, 1 cup of water. I ended up throwing the spices in with the flour in a ziploc bag with the meat to coat. The spices I used was paprika, organo, seasoning salt, and garlic salt. And I also added about 3-4 Tbsp. of Hickory Smoke BBQ Sauce. I then added a few stalks of celery instead of corn. It was delicious! My boyfriend raved about it, and the leftovers were gone the next day!
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The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 4.44 star rating.
Reviewed: Oct. 20, 2008
I don't think anyone could possibly screw up this recipe. A great base that you can spice up as much as you want. I used leftover pot roast instead of stew beef. Started by adding onion, garlic and celery to canola oil in pan, then once those were softened, added the chopped up pot roast that I had tossed in flour. Used beef broth instead of water. Continued as directed after that, but as suggested by other reviewers added a tablespoon each of chili sauce, ketchup, and a teaspoon of sugar. Also added about a cup of leftover gravy. Because I used pot roast, the meat fell apart in the stew which I think makes it taste better! But I think you could do just about anything to this wonderful basic recipe and it would taste great. Thanks for posting it!
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Reviewed: Oct. 20, 2008
this recipe was amazing! i didnt have to cook the meat the whole 2 hours though. my family loves peas so we added peas to it as well and served it over fresh biscuits. We will definitely be making this again and more of it. we had nho left overs!
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