Stew Recipes

Easy Stew Recipes

Whether you’re in the mood for vegetables, poultry, lamb, seafood or beef. Warm yourself up with these succulent and tender stews from our collection of easy stew recipes.
A hearty stew is a great way to fill up on a cold winter’s night.

What Is A Stew

Your stew can include any combination of vegetables and may include meat, especially tougher meats suitable for slow-cooking.
Check out our recipes for winning combinations and recipes to make the perfect stew.

Stewing is a cooking process whereby heat is applied to the bottom of the cooking vessel, typically over a fire or on a stove.

Stewing is suitable for the least tender cuts of meat that become tender and juicy with the slow moist heat method.
This makes it popular in low-cost cooking. Cuts having a certain amount of marbling and gelatinous connective tissue give moist, juicy stews, while lean meat may easily become dry.

Stews are thickened by reduction or with flour, either by coating pieces of meat with flour before searing, or by using a roux or beurre manié, a dough consisting of equal parts of fat and flour. Thickeners like cornstarch or arrowroot may also be used.

Stews are similar to soups, and in some cases there may not be a clear distinction between the two.
Generally, stews have less liquid than soups, are much thicker and require longer cooking over low heat.
While soups are almost always served in a bowl, stews may be thick enough to be served on a plate with the gravy as a sauce over the solid ingredients.

4 Tips To Make The Perfect Stew

1. Brown the meat for some extra flavour and to seal in moisture.
2. A mirepoix (combination of onion, carrot and celery) is a great flavour base to any stew.
3. If using wine or stock, make sure it is good quality.
4. Long and slow – Cook for a long period of time with gentle heat to allow tougher cuts of meat to soften and the flavours of the meat and vegetables to marry together.

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