Julia and Bridget uncover the secrets to the perfect Hearty Beef and Vegetable Stew.
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I would substitute the kale for mustard greens. (Love these ladies)
As a man. I would give my all. For just a glint of such love.
Noooooooo
Surely there has to be more seasoning going on than a bit of salt and pepper on the beef before searing?
I changed a couple of ingredients, excellent recipe!
Trying your beef stew today hope I can make good. You ladies are great.😊
kale, none for me thanks.
loved this on the eve of thanksgiving. so satisfying. reminds of my childhood, dad would make oxtail soup with parsnips carrots and turnips. gallons of it and the neighbors would come over for a bowl!
I added one turnip to make this a perfect stew.
It takes around 4 hours to make this Stew. Really impressed with how delicious and tender the meat is. I only had regular sliced mushrooms and not Portabella. Next time I would use Portabella
I did not have red wine and so used the recommended broths and tomato paste. It was o.k. But was missing that punch..I
The addition of the other vegetables was good.
The gravy could be a bit thicker and easy to make this happen.
Overall I give his recipe 7 out of 10.
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barley?
Kale absolutely should not be in beef stew. It changes the whole mouth feel and is too chewy. Kale also sucks up liquids and takes over the whole pot. No.
Could I use spinach instead of kale
my two steers are named Stu and Chuck.
I am all for being venturous but who puts kale in beef stew? Yikes. Just no.
I hate that you require a paid subscription to get this recipe. Makes this process very negative imo.
Nice hair cut! Dear Julia! New idea using kale in stew…. looked delicious! 😉👍
It looks delicious 😋
Ruined it with the kale and peas.
You are amazing, both girls! I lime you very much. Always smiling, laughing. Thanks.
My oven only has one shelf. It looks like a play school toy
I am surprised that nobody mentioned that you didn't add salt or pepper, it needs both…
Lovely recipe BUT really concerned about the lack of seasoning. Stock is fine but it always need adjusting in the final taste.
3:22 mushroom reappears…
"For me this is classic," referring to kale in beef stew. Delusional.
Not a fan of wine or mushrooms, so I will just add more of each of the broths and eliminate the mushrooms. Thanks ladies for the basic idea.
I hate stew. I wished I didn't
I made this stew exactly to the recipe and here is my feedback. OMIT THE PARSLEY! It overpowers the flavors you have worked so hard to build. Overall the stew needs more salt and pepper. The combination of beef and chicken stock is not necessary. Either one will do fine. Homemade stock would be preferable. I have had much better stew and would give this recipe 2.5 out of 5 stars.
Everything looks great except the peas.
Looks so good! Question: WHAT if one cannot have red wine? Would pomegranate juice substitute well for the red wine? Thanks so much! Looks amazing!
Hello Ladies
What kind of red wine u two use in this dish please ? Why U 2 ask Mr taster talk about which red wine we should use to make the stew taste better 😊😋😘💔🌹
Let's go Brandon 🚀🚀🚀💥🐒🧨🔥💨
I'm making this now. It's a long process but I'm sure it will taste delicious
This is the weirdest beef stew recipe I've ever seen.
I tried beef stew once with kale and the kale gave it off taste, never again. For extra flavor, I would rather add celery at the time you add the other root vegetables.
Lost me at kale. Bye
Looks fantastic,but without the kale.No kale ever,please.
I loathe peas and kale!!! Great techniques though…peas and kale are Satan to me!!! Not today!!
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Great looking stew. I was thinking of instead of braising in the oven, if I could move over to a crock pot for that step of cooking and simmer it for the day.
doesn't look good to be honest.
Just curious, why do you use vegetable oil and not olive oil?
Made this last night and it came out flawless !! Thanks ATK.
these women did not mince words. truly top 3 stew i've ever tasted. i just polished off my third bowl and came here to say thank you julia, bridget and the fine people at america's test kitchen. well done
jean-pierre stew is better!!
Onion first!
The woman in blue doesn’t even take a moment to breath in. It’s a constant monologue ..
Scratch the chard, substitute with fresh green beens and adding some frozen peas