Beef Stew... Aaahhh. The thought of it makes my mouth water. This was a sought-after, reinvented recipe from my foster mom, Janet Crouch, some 24 years ago in Hoopeston, Illinois. This one works well if you're a busy mom. Just invest in one of those crock pots (slow cookers) with a ceramic base. Dump in all the ingredients before going to work and forget about it. Then for lunch, your home will be saturated with the sweet aroma of sumpteous, homemade stew! 1 kilo lean beef cutlets (preferably from the femur or the tibia part)
4 pcs chorizo bilbao (from a can of purefoods bilbao or Spanish sausages) cut into diagonal slices
4 pcs chorizo bilbao (from a can of purefoods bilbao or Spanish sausages) cut into diagonal slices
1 pack of chopsuey mix (composed of ready made cuts of carrots, cauliflower, cabbages,sayote, etc)
2 large bulbs of white sweet onion, peeled and cut quarterly
1 med pack ginisa flavor mix
1 tsp. Chili powder
freshly cracked pepper
A handful of cherry tomatoes
A handful of cherry potatoes (unpeeled and cleaned well), cut in halves
2 large bulbs of white sweet onion, peeled and cut quarterly
1 med pack ginisa flavor mix
1 tsp. Chili powder
freshly cracked pepper
A handful of cherry tomatoes
A handful of cherry potatoes (unpeeled and cleaned well), cut in halves
a can of button mushrooms, drained and sliced thinly
4 cups Water
1 tbsp. butter
If using a slow cooker:
Arrange the meat at the bottom of large slowcooker, followed by the chorizos/sausages, the cherry potatoes, then lay over the rest of the chopsuey mix then the onions, then tomatoes last. Crack a handful amount of pepper and ginisa flavor mix on top of the casserole. Pour in the water and pop in the butter. Turn on the slowcooker for a minimum of 6 hours on low heat or 3 to 4 hours on high heat. Do not touch until cooked. Serve immediately.
If using a pressure cooker:
Tenderize the meat first with 3 cups water (or more) for 30 to 45 minutes using the pressure cooker. After 30 minutes, exhaust and open the pressure cooker and check if meat is tender. Proceed with cooking the stew on the same pot. Do not take out the tenderized beef. Pour in the rest of the ingredients mentioned above until vegetables become tender for about 20 minutes. Avoid turning or tossing the vegetables while cooking.
Serve hot with crackers, buttered toast or rice . Good for 4 hungry people. Approximate cost Php. 600
1 tbsp. butter
If using a slow cooker:
Arrange the meat at the bottom of large slowcooker, followed by the chorizos/sausages, the cherry potatoes, then lay over the rest of the chopsuey mix then the onions, then tomatoes last. Crack a handful amount of pepper and ginisa flavor mix on top of the casserole. Pour in the water and pop in the butter. Turn on the slowcooker for a minimum of 6 hours on low heat or 3 to 4 hours on high heat. Do not touch until cooked. Serve immediately.
If using a pressure cooker:
Tenderize the meat first with 3 cups water (or more) for 30 to 45 minutes using the pressure cooker. After 30 minutes, exhaust and open the pressure cooker and check if meat is tender. Proceed with cooking the stew on the same pot. Do not take out the tenderized beef. Pour in the rest of the ingredients mentioned above until vegetables become tender for about 20 minutes. Avoid turning or tossing the vegetables while cooking.
Serve hot with crackers, buttered toast or rice . Good for 4 hungry people. Approximate cost Php. 600
She gets up before dawn to prepare breakfast for her household and plan the day’s work for her servant girls. Proverbs 31:15
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Mom, can we have that tomorrow? It's Daisy
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