The
hardest part about
travels for us is not having our own kitchen. We had a
chance to sample some
delicious Brazilian fare & will try them out in our
kitchen before sharing
them with you. When we got home all we wanted was our
simple home meals.
Amazingly, we had beef and broth waiting in the freezer
and herbs in the
garden, so I was able to whip together this wonderful
beef stew in the morning
before running errands & it was ready for lunch.
Simple hot meal &
enough for leftovers too!
2 lbs
of stew meat (beef,
lamb or buffalo)
2 ribs
of celery cut into
half inch pieces
1 large
onion cubed
1 bay
leaf
1
rosemary sprig
1 leaf
of fresh sage
3
sprigs of parsely
2
tablespoon of duck or pork
fat
a pinch
of ground cloves
lemon
rind from one lemon (
from our morning lemon water)
3
carrots cubed
1 large
turnip cubed
1 large
rutabaga cubed
1 cup
frozen peas (I found
some in the fridge and decided to throw them in)
6-8
cups of beef broth.
1~ heat
your stew pot, add
the oil and stir in the meat browning it well. add the
celery, onion, herbs,
spices and lemon cook until fragrant, about 15 or 20
minutes.
2~ add
the broth and let cook
over low heat for 90 minutes or so until meat is tender
3~ add
vegetables and cook
until they start to soften, about 20 minutes. Toss peas
in just before you
serve, they will heat very quickly.
Serve
& enjoy!
