using blue Le Creuset enamel pot

11/7/25 3.6 lb. of Bryans, now $12/lb, for Mens Book Group, big hit again

• started cooking 2:45, served 7pm, worked out great, probably could have served up to 1 hour sooner
• for much of that time I had it at 2 on stove, then 3 to speed up the cooking of the carrots and squash, which I added too late (they need closer to 2 than 1 hour at low temp)
• added finely diced celery at almost end so it was raw and crunchy
• used the big blue Creuset, filled it almost to top, served 7 book groupers with 3 servings left over (Ian, Ramsay, Rob)
• for browning the meat used the second smaller red Creuset, that was a good way to brown that much  meat
• use 2 cans beans instead of only 1 can

2/13/25  3.3 lb. of Bryans chuck stew beef for beef stew for Mens Book Group, big hit

2/1/25 3.1lb of Bryans chuck stew beef ($10/lb) - very good!

this time I used garbanzo instead of red beans, and put in can of TJ pitted green olives, also I did an extra large quantity of veggies and did a vegitarian version in slow cooker whilst cooking beef stew in blue Le Creuset.

8/2024 2.9lb of CalMart chuck stew beef $37 ($13/lb)

2.4lb Bryans chuck stew beef $24 1.5lb TJ stew beef ($15)

Feb 10, 2024:   4.15lbs Kirkland beef stew $6/lb $25

saute then set aside:

olive oil

1 onion

2 shallots

some diced garlic from jar

then saute the diced chuck beef to brown it

add 1/3 bottle red wine, worchestshire sauce, little white vinegar

add 28oz of canned diced tomatoes (Costco were great, can mush up the whole tomatoes with fingers0

add

herb d' provence (thyme, oregano, basil) a bay leaf or two, some rosemary from garden (or dried rosemary)

add diced leeks (optional)

move pot from stove to oven,

cook in 330 F for ~30min

then add

4 small yukon creamers from Bryans

cook for 20min more

then add

2 parsnips, 4 carrots

cook for 20min more

then add

can kidney beans

4 stalk diced celery (leave celery leaves diced for adding at end)

cook for 20min more

take out of oven and leave on counter for couple of hours to continue cooking and cool down for refridgerator

This made enough for Ian,Ramsay,Rob to have on 12/31/22 and still have enough for dinner 1/1/23 with Vic+Stacy+Rob

Nov 06, 2022 

made at Nana Ries

2 x 1.5lb beef stew from TJ was good, enough to amply serve 6 of us (Mom, me, Dan, Nan, K&K)

1 can beans

1 big can diced tomato

1 normal can (not small) tomato paste

6 large yukon potato

2 carrots

2 celery

1 garlic head

1 onion