Beef Stew

[Chipchopper]

What is the best method to ensure the meat turns out tender ?

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[scooping]

oven, 200, two and half to three hours.

[Islay]

Cook low and slow

[ducksie]

There are hundreds of different ways of making your stew but the way I do it is sear or brown the meat on very hot pan first to keep the juices and then cook really really slow, I cook it the first day and again the next day ever so slow, it's always delicious on the day after

[NoMercy]

Toss in seasoned flour and fry in small batches. Transfer to slow cooker with all the other ingredients and cook for around 7 to 8 hours.

If the residual sauce is too thin, thicken with a little cornflower water.

[ummmm]

Same as Islay...low and slow.

[tamborine]

Cook in pressure cooker for 15min.

[diddlydo]

Low and slow - 170 degrees for about 3 hours. Never the pressure cooker!

[ummmm]

I actually do mine on the hob.

[ladybirder]

I did mine in the slow cooker on high for 5 hours and it just fell apart.

[gingejbee]

I'm sure NoMercy uses cornflour (not cornflower)! However, I find better results with arrowroot as a thickener.

[Tilly2]

Slow cooker, in a bottle o' beer.

[Chipchopper]

Ale look into, Tilly.

[mikey4444]

Tilly has it right.

Use stewing steak.... use a bottle of Guinness as your liquid, and cook it very, very slowly !

[jourdain2]

As everyone has said, plenty of time. Slow cooker is ideal, otherwise 2 - 3 hrs and keep stirring and keep an eye on it. Don't forget the dash of Worcestershire sauce!

[mikey4444]

I use my microwave....10 mins on high and then 60 mins on low.

[Chipchopper]

Thank's all.
would Lidl's ginger grizzly beer give it a bit of zing ?

[Tilly2]

Probably! I used Sticky Toffee pudding Ale in my stew, last night. It was very, very nice.