Reviewed: Oct. 27, 2009

This recipe is similar to one I use out of a Farm Journal cookbook, received as shower gift in 1975. Serve with homemade rolls and salad.

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DairyQueen

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Reviewed: Sep. 20, 2009

This is a great base recipe. You can add things to it to change it up. I omitted the water and substituted Onion soup mix and a rich burgundy wine as well as adding bay leaves during cooking time. I just brown the meat and add everything into my dutch oven and let it cook for about 6 hours until the meat is fall apart tender. Great with a crusty french loaf!

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Inga

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Home Town: San Francisco, California, USA

Living In: Madison, Wisconsin, USA

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Reviewed: Jul. 6, 2009

Loved it! Add a little beef broth, and stewed tomatoes. Yum!

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Britisme

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Home Town: Clearfield, Utah, USA

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Reviewed: Jun. 8, 2009

I was impressed! I was short on time. I boiled the stew meat for about 25min. I stuck to the recipe word for word, and placed in oven for about 1 hour. I placed on top of a bed of egg noodles. My 6 year old girl and 5 year old son LOVED it as much as me! A KEEPER!

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Lori Fraser

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Reviewed: May 21, 2009

This was gorgeous. Followed the directions but used beef broth instead of water and fresh basil instead of dried. We will be making this again.

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Angi

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Reviewed: Apr. 7, 2009

Very good , and very close to my mom's recipe. She called it "soup stew"

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Jerry

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Reviewed: Apr. 2, 2009

loved it and so did the family. The only thing I did different was put it in the crock.

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Reviewed: Mar. 18, 2009

I'm not a fan of stew to begin with, but my husband likes it. this was bland - needs more spice next time.

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Reviewed: Mar. 10, 2009

Made this twice,the second time made a large pot for a family dinner and they eat it all up and raved how good it was

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Reviewed: Mar. 2, 2009

This was delicious!! My family loved it. I did add a packet of dry mushroom onion soup mix and a few stalks fo celery. I also double to recipe to be able to freeze some for my husbands lunches.

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Reviewed: Feb. 13, 2009

My mother was going to make stew today, but she'd been in bed sick all day. She tried to tell me which cookbook to look in for her recipe, but I decided to look on allrecipes for my own recipe. After I had chosen this recipe and started making it, I looked at my mom's old recipe book - It was almost exactly the same recipe!!! A classic, easy recipe for true comfort food. I did add a small can of tomato sauce and some mushrooms, but left the rest of the recipe intact.

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Elene

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Reviewed: Jan. 17, 2009

Made this yesterday...doubled the recipe and added 1 can of beef broth...so, so good. My husband and the kids loved it! We had ours over some brown rice and just had the leftovers tonight. Next time I will make enough to freeze. Thanks for the recipe...it's a keeper!!!

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Reviewed: Jan. 13, 2009

It was decent. I will make it again, but its not a favorite.

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Marie

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Reviewed: Dec. 29, 2008

Made this for dinner tonight. I doubled all the ingred. as suggested, after the first hour I added a can of beef broth because there wasn't enough liquid and a little red wine. It made too much for my husband and myself but I'm glad because I can freeze some for a quick meal in the future. Would be good with Italian bread, Bisquick Garlic and Cheese biscuits or corn bread.

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Reviewed: Dec. 7, 2008

I don't give this review lightly but this was horrid! I followed the recipe to a "t"! It was super salty and super tomato-y. I hate tomato soup but actually thought the tomato soup would blend in well and make a nice base for the stew. NOPE. It was tomato soup with beef that was way too salty and a stew base that was way too salty while the potatoes and carrots were undercooked as well as too salty. There was just nothing in this recipe to work with in the future, so hands down I wish I could give a review with no stars.

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Lori

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Reviewed: Jul. 29, 2008

Yummo!!! Thank you Ruth. I am also from your city...HooraH!! This recipe is a beautiful change from the cream of mushroom soup mix I was used to. MMM, MMM, I love how it is somewhat sweet and somewhat tangy but just the right amount of MMMM I was looking for. definately using this again.

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Reviewed: Apr. 21, 2008

This recipe is a keeper! I loved it...my family loved it. I also added corn.

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Reviewed: Feb. 27, 2008

This is very good and easy. The only things I changed were adding one can of beef broth, and adding my vegetables (I only used potatos) at the start because they are still a little crunchy after 2 hours. This stew is very filling and it's one of our favorite meals.

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Erin

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Reviewed: Dec. 18, 2007

This recipe is great, although I made a few changes. I use oregano instead of basil and use carrots and celery in place of potatoes. I serve the stew over garlic mashed potatoes and my family goes crazy for it!

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Reviewed: Oct. 31, 2007

For me, it took about 2 1/2 hours for the beef to be really tender. I added tomato juice when it got dry. Made as written, it was kinda bland - ended up adding garlic, onion powder, and a ton more ground pepper. Some red wine would definitely have been a nice addition. This was ok but I have better stew recipes. Thanks anyway!

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