Basic Stew Mixture

Title:
Basic Stew Mixture

Yield:
18 Servings

Categories:
Main
Dishes,
Meat,
Stews




Ingredients:





     5 ts Olive oil


     5 lb Round roast, trimmed, cut in


          -1 1/2" cubes


     4 c  Water


     2 c  Onion, chopped


     2    Cloves garlic, minced


     1 ts Salt






 Spray Dutch oven with cooking spray. Add 1 teaspoon olive oil. Brown a


 portion of the meat on all sides in the hot oil. Remove browned meat from


 Dutch oven; set aside. Repeat browning till all meat is cooked, adding the


 remaining olive oil a teaspoon at a time, as needed. Return all of the meat


 to the Dutch oven. Add water, chopped onion, minced garlic, and salt. Bring


 to boiling. Simmer, covered, till meat is tender, about 1 1/2-2 hours.


 Cover and refrigerate. When cold, skim fat from surface. Pour stew mixture


 into three 1-quart freezer containers. Seal, label, and freeze. Makes 3


 quarts.


 


 NOTES : Prepare this stew mixture in quantity and freeze.  Then, use it to


 prepare any of the recipes provided (Beef Pie, Old-Fashioned Stew, German


 Stew or Shortcut Stew.)


 


 Posted to MC-Recipe Digest V1 #339


 


 Recipe by: Better Homes and Gardens Make Ahead Cookbook, c 1971


 


 From: "Sharon L. Nardo" 


 


 Date: Thu, 12 Dec 1996 08:22:32 -0500