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Reviewed: Nov. 25, 2012

Like a lot of others, I didn't use a turnip. The taste was good and the beef nice and tender! My changes: I substituted beef broth for the water and added a packet of Swanson's flavor boost as well. I reduced the potatoes to 5 (plenty), left the celery in (I'd chopped it up a bit more), added mushrooms and used flour/water for gravy portion since I'd already put the beef broth and flavor boost in, it worked out just fine. If I did it again, I'd increase the carrots, add green beans in there, mushrooms again and probably add more celery. I agree with the other reviewers--great recipe, can use more veggies.

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Comfie Cookin'

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Reviewed: Nov. 13, 2012

Added garlic during the beef tenderizing simmer, I'd also add more pepper, it was a bit salty so I'll take that into consideration the next time but otherwise, my family loved it. Will definitely make this recipe again.

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awesom3

Reviewed: Jun. 27, 2012

this was delicious!I didnt make the dumplings but next time I will...instead of turnips i used squashed...yummy!!!

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tracey

Home Town: Milton, Ontario, Canada

Reviewed: May 6, 2012

Pretty good recipe! I used an old Newfie recipe for the dumplings instead.

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MoH

Cooking Level: Expert

Home Town: Corner Brook, Newfoundland, Canada

Reviewed: Apr. 30, 2012

I made this last night for dinner. WOW!!! I had to make some adjustments since I didn't have all the items needed. 1) Didn't have a turnip, 2) Didn't have 4 pkgs. of dry gravy mix only 1. Substituted 8 beef cubes and 1 cup of water then added 1 tablespoon of cornstarch to thicken.

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edefran204

Home Town: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Reviewed: Jan. 13, 2012

This is mine and my boyfriend's favorite supper recipe. It is simple to make, and tastes fantastic! i dont bother with the celery, turnips, and have made it without the onions as well, and it still turns out great!

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jpaige

Reviewed: Jan. 9, 2012

Awesome! I had to tweak it a bit, but only because I didn't have a some of the ingredients. No olive oil, so I used canola. No gravy mix, so I used onion soup mix and a can of cream of mushroom soup. No turnip, so I used a can of diced tomatoes - Italian style. I also used a bag of frozen stew vegetables instead of fresh. Because there was no gravy mix, I had to thicken it up with a bit of flour and cold water, which worked out great! Made the Bisquick dumplings to accompany and it was DELISH! There is no need for any other stew recipe, IMO.

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LA Harperman

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Reviewed: Dec. 28, 2011

Love this recipe! I have yet to make the dumplings, aside from that I make the recipe exactly as is. My bf told me this was better than his mother's stew! Which is quite the compliment she can cook! He told me he wants it at least once a week if not more! The meat ends up so tender, a definate must have recipe. This will for sure stay in my cookbook!

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Reviewed: May 25, 2011

This was absolutely fantastic! Great flavor. I did reduce the potatoes to about 4, and added canned green beans and corn. I used Bisquick for the dumplings.

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