Beef Stew

Have I posted something about beef stew before? I can’t remember right now and I’m feeling altogether too lazy to check. Something about the day today just said ‘beef stew’ – maybe it was the pouring rain and 50 degree weather? (Hello Junuary).

There’s something so soothing to me about making stew – today I made a very basic version, with stewing beef, carrots, onions, and new potatoes. Here’s the pot just before adding the liquid (a combination of V-8 juice and beer):

Here’s a shot of the finished stew:

It was alright, but not the best ever. It had a few flaws – too many potatoes, not enough seasoning (salt – I left out much of the salt since the V-8 has so much sodium but it needed some), and I should have simmered it for some time with the lid off the pot so that it would evaporate and thicken up more. However, the kids ate it up so overall: A success.