Well, it is a slow day here in the land of heat & humidity, plus it is raining so being bored to tears I decide to have some fun cooking and try out the new cooking pot.
The wife got me a Presto Kitchen Kettle or a Multi-cooker / steamer.
http://www.presto-store.com/cgi-bin/sgi ... 00&UREQA=N
Today is just the perfect time to try it out by making some Beef Stew.
Slow cooked like I did with the Dutch Oven when on the one camping trip with the guys down the Econ.
Yep they said there is NO WAY we will eat all of it ............ WRONG....it all was gone ...... They even cleaned the Dutch Oven with left over French bread, I did not have to wash a darn thing.
Use 2 pounds of stew beef, get the pot hot then add some olive oil and when it is nice and hot add the beef after you salt & pepper it plus shaking it around in a bag with some flour. Be careful this needs to be stirred all of the time while it is browning or it will burn and you will have a mess .... When browned to your liking add some water to cover the meat ( & a little white wine if you want to) Don't forget to turn the heat down to a simmer put the lid on and take a break. You have earned it............
Come back in about 2 hours and add an onion, chopped up and some garlic, chopped up .....check the water level...... Take a break.........
This is hard work..... :wink:
Return in about an hour or so and add some chopped up carrots and celery........ get ready for another break from all of this hard work. Remember I am retired and hate to work to hard , plus it is still raining outside.
Where is that Cold Beer and does the stew need more water :?:
After the break and in an hour or so then add some whole kernel corn to this .......... Go on another break.
Check out the e-mail or southernpaddler on the computer.
Relaxed ... good .... Now come back and add some green beans, limas, little green peas and anything else except for potatoes.
Take another break. (bathroom by this time) Don't forget to check the water for the stew ... it has to be wet....
About an hour before you want supper then dice up the potatoes (spuds) and add them .....I like to add some Okra at this time (the wife hates it) ... sit back with a cold brew and let the hour go by then serve the stew up and enjoy.
NOW......You could tell the wife about how hard you slaved away in the kitchen all day fixing supper while she goofed off at her job. :roll:
Tomorrow it will be even taste better......or freeze some for a camping trip so all you do is reheat it.................. As you might of guessed ... I do all of the cooking around here.
This is the S L O W - W A Y of cooking beef stew and not like when out camping and you brown the meat and then add everything to the Dutch Oven.
Time for a break from this computer... I better check on the stew , Man my work is never done. :lol:
Chuck.
The wife got me a Presto Kitchen Kettle or a Multi-cooker / steamer.
http://www.presto-store.com/cgi-bin/sgi ... 00&UREQA=N
Today is just the perfect time to try it out by making some Beef Stew.
Slow cooked like I did with the Dutch Oven when on the one camping trip with the guys down the Econ.
Yep they said there is NO WAY we will eat all of it ............ WRONG....it all was gone ...... They even cleaned the Dutch Oven with left over French bread, I did not have to wash a darn thing.
Use 2 pounds of stew beef, get the pot hot then add some olive oil and when it is nice and hot add the beef after you salt & pepper it plus shaking it around in a bag with some flour. Be careful this needs to be stirred all of the time while it is browning or it will burn and you will have a mess .... When browned to your liking add some water to cover the meat ( & a little white wine if you want to) Don't forget to turn the heat down to a simmer put the lid on and take a break. You have earned it............
Come back in about 2 hours and add an onion, chopped up and some garlic, chopped up .....check the water level...... Take a break.........
This is hard work..... :wink:
Return in about an hour or so and add some chopped up carrots and celery........ get ready for another break from all of this hard work. Remember I am retired and hate to work to hard , plus it is still raining outside.
Where is that Cold Beer and does the stew need more water :?:
After the break and in an hour or so then add some whole kernel corn to this .......... Go on another break.
Check out the e-mail or southernpaddler on the computer.
Relaxed ... good .... Now come back and add some green beans, limas, little green peas and anything else except for potatoes.
Take another break. (bathroom by this time) Don't forget to check the water for the stew ... it has to be wet....
About an hour before you want supper then dice up the potatoes (spuds) and add them .....I like to add some Okra at this time (the wife hates it) ... sit back with a cold brew and let the hour go by then serve the stew up and enjoy.
NOW......You could tell the wife about how hard you slaved away in the kitchen all day fixing supper while she goofed off at her job. :roll:
Tomorrow it will be even taste better......or freeze some for a camping trip so all you do is reheat it.................. As you might of guessed ... I do all of the cooking around here.
This is the S L O W - W A Y of cooking beef stew and not like when out camping and you brown the meat and then add everything to the Dutch Oven.
Time for a break from this computer... I better check on the stew , Man my work is never done. :lol:
Chuck.