The weather here in the Deep South has finally turned COLD! Well, cold for Louisiana anyway. Yesterday the highs were in the 30s and Thursday morning it was only 18. That’s pretty chilly for here and pretty early for our cold temps. Cold weather requires comfort food and one of our favorites is a good filling STEW. Lucky for me it is also this month’s Theme for Let’s Lunch.My go-to stew is made with Beef and Venison. My husband hunts so we always have plenty of game in the freezer.
I’m not going to give you specific amounts of the ingredients. They are always changing when I make it. But basically, they include:
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Beef – any cut will do – in bite sized chunks
Venison – ditto but you could sub out some pork or just use all beef
Peeled and chopped potatoes – I usually use russet but sometimes I add in some red
Peeled and chopped carrots
Chopped onions
Chopped celery
Chopped garlic
Beef and/or vegetable stock
Canola oil
Red wine
Bay leaves
Flour
Salt and Pepper
Heat a large pot and add the oil when hot. Season the meat and shake with seasoned flour. Add to the oil and brown well. Add in the onions, garlic, celery and brown until soft.
Add stock – amount depends on how much stew you are making – throw in the bay leaves/leaf, red wine, and cook meat until almost tender. You may need to add more stock as the meat is cooking because it will thicken as it cooks.
Right before the meat is done add in the carrots and potatoes. Cook until veggies are tender.
Remove the bay and, if necessary, thicken with either a roux or a flour slurry.
Serve over rice.
Warm and filling. Comfort food.
Don’t forget to check out other Let’s Lunchers’ stews below! And if you’d like to join Let’s Lunch, go to Twitter and post a message with the hashtag #Letslunch — or, post a comment below.
Betty-Ann‘s Salmon Sinigang (Tamarind Stew with Vegetables) at Asian in America
Demetra‘s Coconut-Shrimp Soup at Sweet Savant
Linda‘s Chinese Soy-Braised Pork & Peanut Stew at Spicebox Travels
Lisa‘s Chicken & Fennel Casserole at Monday Morning Cooking Club
Mel‘s Lamb & Harissa Stew at The Cook’s Notebook
Rashda‘s Morocco-inspired Meatball Stew at Hot Curries & Cold Beer
Cheryl’s Sayur Lodeh (Malay Vegetable Stew)
Sonja’s Lamb Ragu with Lemon
Demetra’s Coconut Shrimp Soup
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January 9, 2015 at 3:05 PM
I LOVE LOVE LOVE a hearty beef stew. Venison, too! Thanks for sharing… you’re very lucky to get your meat so fresh!! xx
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January 12, 2015 at 3:17 PM
This Beef and Venison Stew sounds amazing and even better, the recipe seems so easy ! Fun doing Let’s Lunch with you. Happy January!