[Lothar]

I'll stick up a recipe for my brown beef stew later tonight I have not forgotten you all! (Loving my name pun, for those of you who are unaware Forgotten was one of my many previous names)

[Jato]

Yum!

[Lothar]

Brown Beef Stew

Righty then! As promised her is a rough guide on how to make brown beef stew.

What shall yeee need?
Beef stock
Tomato puree
Beef chunks
1 diced onion
a few carrots
strong flour

Really simple yet really tasty recipe

1. First of all get yourself a medium - large pot and seal your beef chunks in it (till the meat starts to turn brown) you want to do this on a medium / low heat so that the meat is tender when cooked
2. Add in your onions and carrots and sweat them untill the onions are nice and golden
3. Stick in your strong flour as a roux for your sauce, give it a bit of a stir and then add in your tomato puree and beef stock (puree is pureely for colour, see what I did there?)
4.Stick the lid on and let it simmer for about a hour and a half.
5. Bon appetite

A few handy tips?

Always remember the slower and less heat you use to cook meat the more time its bonds have to break down i.e the softer and less chewy the meat shall be.

Don't do what I accidentally did and use cornflour instead of strong flour. The result is painful.

[Echovald]

sounds good, is it a thick stew?

[Lothar]

The flour is used to provide thickness to the stew. Traditionally you would remove the carrots + onion and only eat the meat and sauce but its to preference.

if you find its not thick enough you can add a bit more flour