Dads Stew Meat Food

DAD'S BEEF HEART STEW

Steps:

• Place beef heart in large kettle and cover with 12 cups water. I use a large stockpot for this. Bring to a boil over medium heat and simmer for 4-5 hours or until heart is tender. May need to add more water while cooking to keep meat covered. I usually add at least 4 more cups of water while it is cooking.
• Once heart is tender, remove heart from broth and let cool. Cube meat into 1-2 inch pieces and return to broth.
• Add in onions, potatoes, carrots and bay leaves. Cook on medium low heat for at least 4 hours.
• Stir in mushrooms, mushroom soup and barley. Simmer at least another hour or until barley is tender.
• Remove bay leaves before serving.
• The longer this cooks, the better it is. I have made this by cooking the heart one day, letting the heart and the broth cool over night and then putting it on the stove and finishing it the next day.
• Can also make this by cooking the heart on the stove, let cool and cube the meat, then put all remaining ingredients into a large roaster and cover and put in the oven and bake at 300 for 6 hours.

DAD'S STEW MEAT

Steps:

• In medium sauce pan, heat oil to low/medium heat, saute onion.
• Dice the tomatoes just small enough the skin is bite size.
• Cut meat into bite size or smaller pieces, removing fat if needed.
• When onions are translucent, add meat (if desired) and cover with lid.
• If you added meat, raise temp to medium and cook until the meat is done. Add diced tomatoes, cover and bring to a boil.
• Reduce to simmer and cook until tomatoes have dissolved (~20min), stirring occasionally.
• Add salt to taste, cook additional 3min and serve with french bread.

DAD'S BEEF STEW

Steps:

• 1. In a frying pan melt the butter, then brown onions thoroughly.
• 2. Remove onions from frying pan and place in a large pot, leaving some of the butter behind in the frying pan.
• 3. Place flour, salt, and pepper into gallon sized ziplock bag, add beef cubes, and mix so that all sides of the beef cubes are covered.
• 4. Brown beef in the same frying pan as onions in the leftover butter. When all sides of beef are browned, deglaze frying pan with some water, and pour contents into pot with onions.
• 5. Add beef stock, carrots, celery, and bay leaf to pot, simmer for 1 hour.
• 6. Add potatoes to pot, continue simmering until potatoes are done (about 30 minutes).
• 7. Add can of corn and water to achieve desired consistency.
• 8. Remove bay leaf and serve.

DAD'S NEW ZEALAND MINCE STEW

Steps:

• Heat oil in a large pot over medium heat. Saute onions until browned; remove from pot, and set aside. Add ground beef to pot, and cook until evenly brown. Add garlic, and cook for 2 minutes. Stir in browned onions, and cook on high heat for 3 to 5 minutes. Stir in 1 cup of water. Reduce heat, cover, and simmer for 20 minutes.
• Stir in ketchup, beef stock, and teriyaki sauce. Season with pepper, curry powder, garlic powder, and onion powder. Cover, and simmer for about 2 hours.
• Mix together 1 tablespoon flour and 1/2 cup water. Stir into stew, and cook until thickened.

OLD-FASHIONED BEEF STEW

Steps:

• In a Dutch oven over medium-high heat, brown meat in oil. Add the onion, water, seasoned salt, pepper and salt if desired; bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 2 hours. , Add the vegetables; cover and simmer for 30 minutes or until the meat and vegetables are tender. Combine flour, cold water and browning sauce until smooth. Stir into stew. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened and bubbly.