PrintSunday Supper: Quick Beef Stew
I'm sure a good deal of you already have dinner plans for tomorrow night, what with Mother's Day and all. Since I'll be about 1,200 miles from my own mom tomorrow, I thought I'd make a batch of one of my favorite childhood dishes as a sort of culinary tribute in absentia. Wait, that doesn't make any sense. I guess I just want to eat somethign to remind me of home tomorrow night. So I'm going to share this recipe for Beef Stew that my mom often made (and probably still does).
And for anyone who likes to quibble with recipes, now's not the time. It's my mom's, it's Mother's Day weekend, and anyone giving guff is on a fast road to Banyourassville. ;)
Beef Stew
Ingredients
3 tablespoons oil
1/2 medium-size onion, diced
1 pound chuck, cubed
3 carrots, cut into circles
3 large potatoes, cut into hearty chunks
Salt and pepper to taste
3 Beef bouillon cubes
2 heaping tablepoons flour
Procedure
1. Heat oil in a large stockpot over medium-high heat. Add onion, and sauté until translucent. Add beef, stirring, till it's browned.
2. Add carrots and potatoes and enough water to cover ingredients. Add bouillon cubes. Cover, reduce heat to low, and let simmer until meat and vegetables are tender, about 1 1/2 hours.
3. Mix the flour with very hot water—just enough water to cover the flour by a little. I usually do this in a little resealable plastic container so I can mix it by shaking. Bring the stew to a boil, and pour the flour-water thickener in a little at a time until desired thickness is achieved.
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4 Comments:
Banyourassville.
Ahh yes, located just north of the small town Dontevercomeback.
Nice recipe Adam. Thanks for sharing. Sorry you're so far away from Mom, but I'm sure she'll get a kick out of seeing her recipe posted on the site!
Happy Mother's Day to all the Moms at Serious Eats.
FastFoodCritic at 5:39PM on 05/10/08
I'm 40ish and my mom's been gone nearly half my life so I like to get out a "mom" recipe now and then to remember how good it felt to have one of her home-cooked meals. Some of her dishes remain unmatched all these years later (I'm still on the quest to replicate her potato salad, the best ever) and some dishes were probably tastier in memory than in actuality, but it always feels good to take my taste buds back in time by preparing something she used to make for me.
A nice tribute to your mom to post her recipe. :)
MelsDiner at 5:46PM on 05/10/08
That's pretty much my mom's recipe only she added celery and a can of tomatoes.
tsegada at 5:50PM on 05/10/08
That's pretty much my mom's recipe, only she threw in a package of "Beef Stew" seasoning mix from the spice aisle and left out the flour and bouillon. (I don't want any guff about that seasoning mix or I'll have Adam send you to Banyourassville.)
*sigh* Something about all that malto-dextrin and the anonymous "spices" sure made it tasty.
This is the first Mother's Day I haven't been able to spend with Mom. I'm going to borrow your idea and cook a recipe of my mom's (not the stew).
Sweet post Adam.
Happy Mother's Day all you moms!
wookie at 8:40PM on 05/10/08