Reviewed: Sep. 30, 2007

The best stew I've made yet. I used water to cover the veggies and added cornstarch at the end. Next time I'm definitely going to substitute barley for the potatoes.

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Vikingprin

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Reviewed: Jan. 31, 2006

We really enjoyed this one. We did decrease the rosemary a lot--by 75%.

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KayBee

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Reviewed: Jan. 25, 2006

I was a bit wary about making this stew, but the other reviews made me feel otherwise. I adjusted the rosemary to 1 tablespoon and the flavor was still overwhelming. The meat was not as tender as it would be in a crockpot and all in all it lacked flavor. My boyfriend loves to eat and he didn't finish his bowl. I will never make this again.

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Tina Griffin

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Reviewed: Jan. 21, 2006

Added in red wine and other stuff to try and save the meal, but still didn't enjoy it.

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Graeme

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Reviewed: Jan. 19, 2006

The recipe was wonderful. I would probably cut it in half the next time. This time I will freeze it for later. Also, I would use about half the liquid unless you like a lot of liquid which I thickened with Flour/water. Served with cheesy biscuits. Yummy!

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Reviewed: Jan. 5, 2006

Excellent Stew! I followed the other recommendations and used less rosemary, way less, only 1/2 teaspoon. I also coated the stew meat in flour and browned in 1/4 cup of butter. I'll make this again.

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Janis

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Reviewed: May 20, 2005

Delicous! Finally found stew recipe my husband likes. Spices are outstanding so can probably play with the vegetables. I just make half the recipe. It is sooo easy - dump ingredients into a pot, put the cover on, and come back in 6 hours. My kind of cooking. Thank you Jim.

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GERI

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Reviewed: Jan. 27, 2003

Way too much water to be called a stew, so I called it beef soup and the family loved it. I decreased the rosemary and added other spices my family likes. If you want a stew, I'd only add water to cover the meat and veggies and I'd add some flour or cornstarch, if needed, a half-hour before serving. This is a keeper because it's so easy and the meat is so tender.

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Reviewed: Dec. 10, 2001

I made this for the fall hunting party of 15. They raved about it!

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Reviewed: Mar. 15, 2001

I tried this recipe for company - 4 adults and 2 children. The children ate but were a bit slow with praise. The adults loved it. Only problem with this is that there's WAY too much rosemary. Also, there must be a misprint, because there's NO WAY you can make this with 8 cups of water. My Dutch oven only allowed me to put in 3 and that was more than enough. To compensate for the overwhelming flavor of rosemary - because that's all we could taste - we added more crushed tomatoes and beef broth. Next time I made it I will use only a taste of rosemary. But it was simple and very flavorful. Thanks.

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