Reviewed: Jan. 20, 2013

As far as beef stew goes, this was really tasty. I took someone's advice and used pearl onions. They were a bit of a hassle because I had to boil them for one minute before peeling, but they were a delicious addition. I also added one yam and some celery, along with all the other ingredients. I added seasoning and herbs - salt, pepper, thyme, parsley, oregano and bay leaf. Other than that, I did everything as written and it turned out like a traditional stew. My husband actually asked how I got the "gravy" so nice and thick. Served with a baguette! Yum!

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SARAHCANADA

Cooking Level: Expert

Living In: Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Reviewed: Jan. 18, 2013

This was a good base recipe, but could use more oomph.

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JenS

Reviewed: Sep. 23, 2012

used celery instead of green beans.

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late4supper

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Reviewed: Mar. 15, 2011

one of the best beef stew yet.a little work but its worth it.

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nuno

Reviewed: Mar. 21, 2010

I really loved this recipe... I made a few changes, taking out the mushrooms and the cornstarch. I added beef sausage, corn, okra and two cans of stewed tomatoes... I loved it even more with the additions... I also made Jalapeno Chz corn bread, it went well with the stew...

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Kelvey

Reviewed: Dec. 21, 2008

This is a very good beef stew, similair to the one my Grandma used to make. I skipped the parsley and cornstarch. I took some of the juice from the stew and added flour to thicken. Also added about half a can of tomato paste.

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Reviewed: Nov. 11, 2008

Yummy! Yummy!

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CURLYDAN

Reviewed: Apr. 15, 2007

this was really yummy! a great recipe for my 18 month old as well. i made this then froze in little containers. yum!

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VENUSENVIE

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Edison, New Jersey, USA

Living In: Piscataway, New Jersey, USA

Reviewed: Jan. 14, 2007

Thank you, this is exactly what we were looking for !! We are in the midst of an ice storm and this was just the thing to warm us up. Only changes we did were to add some red wine in addition to the water, cubed the potatoes instead of slicing and used pearl onions instead of regular onions. This is a definite keeper for us !!

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