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Cooking & Baking

irisblue

(37,600 posts) Sun Mar 29, 2026, 12:00 PM Mar 29

Making beef stew on a cold sunny Sunday [View all]

Last edited Sun Mar 29, 2026, 12:58 PM - Edit history (1)

2# of chuck roast, potatoes, celery, onions, beef broth, tomato paste, low & slow cooking, a half hour before serving cabbage & mushrooms added in.
No real recipe, just what I rember seeing my Mom & best friend do.

Sometimes meal prep will smell so danged good.

https://postimg.cc/gallery/kMVpDqb

Not seen is the thyme leaves. The tomatoes & avocado are for later this week

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Making beef stew on a cold sunny Sunday [View all] irisblue Mar 29 OP

mmmmm. AllaN01Bear Mar 29 #1

Sounds delic, Iris! SheltieLover Mar 29 #2

Quit it you!! Now I'm going to have hunger pains all p.m. because of your posting!! Ha ha heh! It's got to thinking SWBTATTReg Mar 29 #3

Stove top will take about 2-3 hrs. I have too many onions in this batch. irisblue Mar 29 #4

I don't think, if it is homemade, that one can mess up the recipes that they cook up. It's a meal SWBTATTReg Mar 29 #5

Welp my new to me west bend crockpot is a fast cooker. irisblue Mar 29 #6

No carrots? I put a lot of carrots in mine. LisaM Mar 29 #7

There are 2 handsfull of carrots, gotta have that. You ever put a puff pastry crust on top of stew irisblue Mar 29 #8

Yes, I have. LisaM Mar 29 #9