Sailors Stew Food

SAILOR'S STEW

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Place meat in a plastic bag with the flour. Toss to coat evenly.
• Heat oil in a heavy skillet over medium-high heat. Remove beef cubes from the bag, and shake off excess flour. Brown beef cubes on all sides, and remove to paper towels to drain.
• Place potatoes on the bottom of a 3 quart casserole dish or Dutch oven. Place the beef cubes over the potatoes, then cover with onions, carrots and mushrooms. Pour in the beer, beef broth, and soy sauce. Toss in the peppercorns.
• Bake uncovered for 2 hours in the preheated oven, or until meat is very tender.

SAILORS BEEF STEW

Steps:

• Place meat into a bag with the flour ,salt & pepper and shake to coat.
• Put the olive oil into a med-high fry pan and when hot sear the meat on all sides.
• Place the meat into a 2 - 3 quart baking dish (or a Dutch Oven) and place the garlic on top of the meat. Now place all the prepared vegetables all around the meat with the onions being on top. Pour on the beer.
• Cover and place into a 350 oven for 3-4 hours.
• Allow to stand 10 minutes then eat. Yield is 6 servings.

SAILOR'S STEW

Steps:

• Place meat and spices in boiling water. Cook slowly over moderate heat until meat is tender. Place meat on dish and drain red beets. Put meat, beets, Matjes herring, onions and gherkins through meat mincer.
• Heat pork fat and add meat mixture and saute for about 5 minutes until golden in color. Add stock to mixture and simmer well until blended. Mix in mashed potatoes. Add salt to taste and possibly garlic.
• Garnish with fried egg, slices of red beets, gherkins or rolled pickled herring.

SWEDISH SAILOR STEW (SJöMANSBIFFGRYTA)

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 450°F
• Combine all the ingredients except the beer into a large ovenproof casserole.
• Pour the beer over the stew; cover.
• Bake until the meat is very tender, the potatoes are breaking apart, and the beer is absorbed, about 2 hours.

SWEDISH SAILOR'S BEEF STEW

Steps:

• 1. Preheat the oven to 450°F. Toss all the ingredients except the beer into a large ovenproof casserole.
• 2. Pour the beer over the stew, cover, and cook until the meat is very tender, the potatoes are breaking apart, and the beer is absorbed, about 2 hours.

LOBSCOUSE (SAILOR'S BEEF STEW) - SKIPPER LABSKOVS

Steps:

• Brown meat and cook onions in the butter, stirring occasionally.
• Add stock, beer, bay leaves, salt and pepper.
• Cover and simmer for 20 minutes.
• Add potatoes and continue to simmer for 2 hours.
• Mash any remaining pieces of potato, so that you have a thick'gravy' with just a few pieces of potato.
• Serve in bowl with 1 tablespoon butter on top.
• Sprinkle with onion tops.

SAILOR'S BEEF CASSEROLE (MERIMIESPIHVI) - FINNISH

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350.
• Cut the meat into slices across the grain. In a hot skillet, brown them quickly on both sides using only half the butter or oil. Remove to a plate.
• Lower the heat and cook the onions slowly in the rest of the butter until they are soft and golden. If they become browned, they'll be a completely different taste than when they're golden.
• Peel and slice the potatoes as thinly as possible.
• In a 1 quart casserole dish, layer the potatoes with the browned meat and onions, sprinkling each meat layer with a litle of the salt, pepper and allspice. I started with a layer of potatoes, meat, onions, spice. Repeated two more times for a total of three layers, but make the last layer one of potatoes.
• Rinse the skillet with the beer and the broth. Pour into the casserole. Add the bay leaf.
• Cover tightly, but no need for foil under the lid. Bake for 2 hours, or until the meat is tender and potatoes are soft.
• Sprinkle with parsley and serve. Traditionally served with pickled beets.