How to Make Beef Stew
When I was growing up, beef stew was a staple in our house. We all looked forward to beef stew with dumplings, and there were never enough dumplings to go around. This is a quick and easy one-dish meal that will fill up your family and not break the budget doing it. This recipe uses the original fast cooker – not the microwave, but the pressure cooker. My mom had one, my grandmother had one, and now that I’m married, I have one too. Not much has changed with pressure cookers since they were first made, and they are a great way to make less expensive cuts of meat tender and moist. Pressure cooking beef stew makes quick work of dinner.
The ingredient list is very small:
- 1 pound of stew beef
- 16 ounces beef broth, canned or from bouillon
- 2 (16-ounce) cans Veg-All
- 1 can of refrigerator biscuits
Start off with one pound of stew beef. This is a less expensive cut of beef, and even though it is tougher than, say, a cut of sirloin, the pressure cooker will take care of that and you will be left with a tender, flavorful piece of meat when it’s done. Start out by cutting the beef into about ΒΌ-inch cubes and brown over medium-high heat in the pressure cooker.
While the beef browns, make 16 ounces of beef stock (if using beef bouillon cubes). For an even quicker way, just buy a 16-ounce can of beef broth. Read the rest of this entry »
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How Long To Cook Beef Stew In A Pressure Cooker?
Pressure cookers can reduce the time taken for the preparation of a good beef stew from a few hours to a matter of less than forty minutes. The fact that the beef is cooked under a high heat pressure makes it possible to break the collagen or the connective tissue of the beef and hence make the meat tender and tasty. Apart from the base pot of the pressure cooker, the lid contains a pressure gauge which enables us to cook at an even pressure which is generally at 10 pounds but in some cookers can be between ten and fifteen pounds.
Step 1: Preparing the beef
The meat for the beef stews needs to be cut into small cubes and then marinated by using pepper and other spices of choice. Cubed beef is available in the market but in case you prefer doing it yourself, then you should do so from rumps or pot roasts. Follow this up by placing a couple of tablespoons of vegetable cooking oil into the bottom of the cooker and cooking at medium high heat. You need to sear the beef on all the sides in order to make a good beef stew and add one chopped onion once you have accomplished this. Continue cooking until the onion turns translucent and then add two cups of water followed by two tablespoons of Worcestershire sauce and a teaspoon each of sugar, paprika and pepper.
Step 2: Cooking the beef and releasing the pressure
You should now place the lid on the top of the pressure cooker and secure it tightly. In case you possess the adjustable gauge on top of the cooker then put it at ten pounds of pressure and wait till the gauge start jiggling and sizzling. Release the pressure by running the pressure cooker under cold water for as long as it takes for the steam to stop escaping. You can open the lid without much effort after this. Read the rest of this entry »
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How To Make A Beef Stew In The Oven Recipe
Sometimes, you just want to mix up something really quick and then just pop it in the oven to bake slowly while you are doing other things. You can learn how to make a beef stew in the oven and cook it on a low setting so you do not overheat the kitchen or the whole house when you use this recipe. It uses some of the simplest of ingredients to make a mouthwatering stew that just about anyone will enjoy.
One of the ingredients you will use is a large can of tomato juice; you can also use other types of vegetable juice if you like. However, including it in this recipe actually makes the gravy part of the beef stew. It is a little cooking shortcut that reduces the need for other types of tomato products such as tomato paste or tomato sauce to be included in the dish.
Of course, you can always adapt it to suit your cravings. For instance, adding some chopped or sliced mushrooms will also add to the great blending of flavors if you prefer to add them. When you are making your own homemade beef stew you can always add something you like or even take out something you do not want to eat.
Another great thing about this particular recipe is that you can also combine all the ingredients for making beef stew in the oven and make it in the crockpot or slow-cooker too. However, while cooking it in the crockpot; you will need to set the timer for about 6 to 8 hours or until done on a medium heat setting.
Recipe for Oven Beef Stew
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