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Recipes => Recipes => Beef Recipes => Topic started by: ACW3 on February 26, 2015, 08:43:20 PM

Title: Winter Weather Comfort Food
Post by: ACW3 on February 26, 2015, 08:43:20 PM
The weather is just right.  COLD!!  We haven’t had beef stew in a really long time.  I was a going to try something a bit different with my recipe.  I had a ti-tip in the freezer that had a touch of freezer burn.  Trimmed it up and then sliced and cubed it for beef stew.  Seasoned the cubed up beef with Top Secret 2 and flour and browned it off in my Dutch oven using some avocado oil.  I like this oil.  High smoke point and no noticeable additional flavor.

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I had to add a little Pinot Noir to the pot.  I also saved enough for the cook.  This is from Trader Joe’s.  About $8 a bottle around here in NC.  I like their Black Mountain products.  Great price point and pretty good flavor.

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I added some wine to deglaze the pot.

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I added some veggies after the meat had cooked about an hour.  In addition I added a couple of cans of mushroom soup and a jar of mushrooms.  This always makes some fine gravy.

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Here is the finished product.  Boy, the smells throughout the house were fantastic.  You can smell them, right?

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My first bowl.

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I enjoyed my couple of bowls.  Did you?

Art
Title: Re: Winter Weather Comfort Food
Post by: Jaxon on February 26, 2015, 08:59:01 PM
It looks so good - it MUST smell good.
Thanks for the step by step.  You make beef stew look fairly easy to make.

bookmarked this one.
Title: Re: Winter Weather Comfort Food
Post by: HighOnSmoke on February 26, 2015, 09:02:37 PM
Now that is comfort food Art! Mighty tasty looking!
Title: Re: Winter Weather Comfort Food
Post by: teesquare on February 26, 2015, 09:08:02 PM
That broth/sauce....oh boy!!! I need some crusty baguette..... ;)
Title: Re: Winter Weather Comfort Food
Post by: nylic76 on February 26, 2015, 09:13:33 PM
If that won't warm you up on a cold winter day,  nothing will.   Looks great.
Title: Re: Winter Weather Comfort Food
Post by: smokeasaurus on February 26, 2015, 09:13:59 PM
I am feeling very comfortable right now. Gonna try this one  :)
Title: Re: Winter Weather Comfort Food
Post by: LostArrow on February 26, 2015, 10:04:22 PM
Might be a candidate for first cook in my new Dutch oven!
I though I was the only one who used Wondra!
Title: Re: Winter Weather Comfort Food
Post by: hikerman on February 26, 2015, 10:05:33 PM
I'd love a bowl of that stew Art! By looking at it you know that it just doesn't smell great, it tastes great as well!
I really like Trader Joe's too for wines!
Title: Re: Winter Weather Comfort Food
Post by: Las Vegan Cajun on February 26, 2015, 11:28:28 PM
Looks great, might have to make a pot of it to get us through the cold spell coming up next week.  Highs are only going to be in the upper 50's to low 60's, time to break out the parkas.  :P
Title: Re: Winter Weather Comfort Food
Post by: ACW3 on February 26, 2015, 11:45:30 PM
Looks great, might have to make a pot of it to get us through the cold spell coming up next week.  Highs are only going to be in the upper 50's to low 60's, time to break out the parkas.  :P

Make sure you go get plenty of snake bite medicine.  I hear those "cold weather snakes" are particularly deadly.

Art
Title: Re: Winter Weather Comfort Food
Post by: sliding_billy on February 27, 2015, 02:34:21 AM
Trying my hardest to enjoy my bowl, but licking the screen isn't working.
Title: Re: Winter Weather Comfort Food
Post by: Pam Gould on February 27, 2015, 03:18:13 AM
Art..looks delicious..wish I could get my hands on a tri tip..I have to use chuckies instead. I love chunky veggies too. Nice cook.  Pam  .☆´¯`•.¸¸. ི♥ྀ.
Title: Re: Winter Weather Comfort Food
Post by: Hub on February 27, 2015, 06:28:58 AM
You had me at GRAVY  ;D

Hub
Title: Re: Winter Weather Comfort Food
Post by: muebe on February 27, 2015, 06:44:46 AM
Art that looks fantastic! And with tri-tip! Excellent!!!
Title: Re: Winter Weather Comfort Food
Post by: drholly on February 27, 2015, 08:25:46 AM
I swear I can smell it! Man, that looks good - thanks for the details.
Title: Re: Winter Weather Comfort Food
Post by: TMB on February 27, 2015, 08:39:04 AM
WOW Art that looks great!  Not sure how I missed this one. 
Title: Re: Winter Weather Comfort Food
Post by: akruckus on February 27, 2015, 09:21:02 AM
comfort food is right!
Title: Re: Winter Weather Comfort Food
Post by: TentHunteR on February 27, 2015, 10:05:14 AM
What a tasty way to save that tri-tip!  YUM!!!
Title: Re: Winter Weather Comfort Food
Post by: Las Vegan Cajun on February 27, 2015, 10:34:55 AM
Looks great, might have to make a pot of it to get us through the cold spell coming up next week.  Highs are only going to be in the upper 50's to low 60's, time to break out the parkas.  :P

Make sure you go get plenty of snake bite medicine.  I hear those "cold weather snakes" are particularly deadly.

Art
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Title: Re: Winter Weather Comfort Food
Post by: IR2dum on February 27, 2015, 11:44:05 AM
Art, that beef stew is now bookmarked because it looks so delicious.
Title: Re: Winter Weather Comfort Food
Post by: Savannahsmoker on February 27, 2015, 12:12:40 PM
I sure could eat that especially with meat being ti-tip.
Title: Re: Winter Weather Comfort Food
Post by: Scallywag on February 27, 2015, 01:18:20 PM
Wow!! That looks awesome!!
Title: Re: Winter Weather Comfort Food
Post by: Willy on February 28, 2015, 08:43:01 AM
One of my favorites done right, great plate and yes I can smell it from here!
Title: Re: Winter Weather Comfort Food
Post by: djm3801 on February 28, 2015, 10:02:46 AM
Perfect cold weather dish. Looks great.
Title: Re: Winter Weather Comfort Food
Post by: bbqchef on February 28, 2015, 04:49:36 PM
Supposed to get another 4 to 8 inches Sunday night into Monday a.m.

Time to make some chili. Gave the wife three choices... chili, jambalaya or stew... she wanted chili!
Title: Re: Winter Weather Comfort Food
Post by: SmokinKat on March 02, 2015, 01:39:27 PM
That looks like a great bowl of comfort!   Love the idea of using the mushroom soup for the gravy.   Delicious!
Title: Re: Winter Weather Comfort Food
Post by: Wingman on March 02, 2015, 02:04:13 PM
Boy oh boy, that looks so yummy!  I too, like your instant gravy.