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[glass_icarus]

I just got my mom's recipe for beef stew! Writing this down for future reference :)

Ingredients:
- ginger
- stew beef
- tomatoes (a lot)
- a drip of honey
** Optional:
- soy sauce
- vinegar (or wine)
- five-spice or star anise
- onions
- black and/or chili pepper

Boil a pot of water and blanch the stew beef. Discard the water. Saute ginger (and five-spice if using) in a frying pan, then add blanched beef to cook. Add tomatoes (and onions if using), cook down, then add just enough water to cover everything. (Vinegar, soy sauce, and star anise can be added here if using.) Add honey, then simmer on the stovetop for about an hour to finish cooking.

Like all of my mom's non-baking recipes, the proportions here can be adjusted to your liking and seasonings can be added to taste. You can also experiment with other things you like - the optional ingredients are ones I specifically asked about because I currently have them or usually add them (I add pepper to nearly everything, I like spice). Using just the base ingredients is totally fine too though; my mom usually makes the base version of this stew and it's delicious. The trick is apparently to use REALLY A LOT of tomatoes, lol.

Comments

[oracne]

That sounds nice! I plan to try it at some point.

[glass_icarus]

Yay! :)