Do you like 'a hearty stew'?

Thanks Urms ?

There is nothing like a delicious casserole during winter.
Beef casserole is probably the main one with various veg.added, instead of onion for a change, I add a fennel bulb cut in half. Two other ingredients I add are, a tsp Demerara sugar to caramelise thé stock and a ginger snap biscuit which completely dissolves to thicken the stock nicely

My all time favourite casserole is boeuf/sanglier en daube, beef or wild boar casserole, a traditional Provençal winter food.
It is diiiiivine! The problem is I don’t know any boar hunters in Scotland, plenty venison though. ?

Aw, that was a sweet post FlexibleFriend. ?

Nothing more delicious than a tasty, hearty stew. I do lots of veg stews/casseroles. Lamb tagine or Lancashire hot pot type one pots are beyond good.
Add a but if chilled yum

Oh yes Witzend pearl barley, essential

Forgot the pearl barley - essential in a lamb stew in this house.

I’ve made one for tonight - lamb (lean only), onions, carrots, turnip, potatoes, peas. No dumplings alas but if I had any suet I’d def. add some.

I think that shin beef makes a lovely casserole and great gravy. It was something I used to make in the pressure cooker , when we were sailing. Saved on fuel, very safe if it fell, no burns or problems. Not into dumplings but love lots of different vegetables , always onions of course and so used to have some gravy over and this was frozen so that when I had some mince to make up, again with lots of vegetables ,the gravy added good flavour to it. Hope there will not be a shortage of onions as most of my savoury cooking starts with onions in some form.!

My Dad used to make the most amazing stew and fluffy dumplings, never tasted anything like it since. I don't cook them because I'm never as cold and hungry as I was as a kid and I prefer to use the slow cooker or oven. Miss you Dad x.

No probs. ?

Nannagarra

Callistemon21

We know .....

I thought this was in response to me thanking you and telling you you’re much appreciated…
(I’m pulling your leg here.)

Who’s going to post a recipe for stovies? I’m poised, ready and waiting.

When it comes to stovies, I always say you could ask 100 people how they make theirs and get 100 different answers! My mum only ever made stovies when she had a bit leftover from a roast, so this recipe is very similar to what she made: scottishscran.com/how-to-make-stovies-recipe/
My husband is the stovie maker in our house and he prefers to make his with sausages.

Urmstongran

Sorry everyone my joke was in poor taste. I’ve been out Calli attending a children’s party but I’ve asked for my posts to be deleted now.

Oh thanks Urmstongran ?
I'm not normally squeamish but I'll be avoiding stew in future!!

Sorry everyone my joke was in poor taste. I’ve been out Calli attending a children’s party but I’ve asked for my posts to be deleted now.

Callistemon21

We know .....

I thought this was in response to me thanking you and telling you you’re much appreciated…
(I’m pulling your leg here.)

Who’s going to post a recipe for stovies? I’m poised, ready and waiting.

Beef isn't my first choice , though I do enjoy a steak and a good hamburger !

A lamb casserole is my idea of a real winter warmer as soon as the cold weather begins .
I ate lamb stew as a child and it , after a roast was my favourite .
My grandma added carrots , onions and potatoes - a simple unchanging dish .

I do too , but sometimes other vegetables as well and maybe a sprig of rosemary .

Dumplings make a change from potatoes .
I also love a tagine adding dried apricots and couscous .

Not to mention a nice simple curry !

It's also stovie season too! A good hearty plate of stovies will help keep us all warm.

I make lots of stews and casseroles in the winter, hearty would describe them I suppose. Dumplings are essential... yum yum. If meat gets too expensive I'm quite ok with just lots of vegetables. And mostly use my slow cooker.

Sago

Love, my favourite is venison in red wine.
Just delicious.

I like Venison haunch casserole with herb dumplings ala the late John Tovey made with half a bottle of port. Local venison is delicious not the rubbish we got at school, Tattie Pot, Lancashire hot pot it was a Eureka moment if you found any meat among the grizzled and fat.

I wish people would pick them up here, it's awful seeing them dead at the side of the road (and such a waste)

I make stews all through the winter.I just put the ingredients together in the morning and leave it simmering away until night time on my wood burning stove.Venison is probably my favourite as I pick up roadkill ones and butcher them myself.

Oh I love steak pieces, carrots, onions and spuds cooked in the slow cooker in thick gravy for hours. The dog roams around the kitchen like the Bisto kid

Love Beef Stew, Chicken Chasseur, Sausage Casserole, Mince and tatties

My Schwartz beef casserole smells divine, cooking away in the slow cooker, just added half a glass of red wine and a handful off runner beans.
Mmm…

SIL makes an excellent goulash.

That's not a hearty stew easybee. That's fantastic upmarket French food!