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Questions tagged [stews]

Stewing is the process of low-cooking proteins, vegetables, and/or other solids in liquid with the objective of flavorful solids; stew is the result.

Stewing is a slow, moist-heat method of cooking solids (typically proteins and non-leafy vegetables) with the objective of the solids—as opposed to the liquid—being the primary flavor components.

This contrasts with soup, where the liquid is the primary flavor component. For details on the differences, refer to the question, Difference between soup and stew.

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Does resting stew lead to more succulent meat?

My wife makes a very delicious chicken curry. Part of the "recipe" is let it rest for 2 hours or so until it reaches room temperature. She claims the meat relaxes and reabsorbs gravy from the curry, making the chicken more tender and succulent. She…
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Does beef/pork stew require a dutch oven?

I am learning how to make beef/pork stew. Every recipe I see says to use a Dutch oven, that will be placed inside the oven. Couldnt stew be made just as well with a regular stainless steel pot that I simmer on top of the oven range?
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What is the magic time and temperature for stewing meat and vegetables?

I made an oxtail stew in the crockpot/slow-cooker today, and 6 hours later I added the vegetables (carrots, onions, celery) which was also one hour before dinner time. Unfortunately, two hours later, the vegetables were still tough and crunchy,…
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Is there a general strategy to cooking a stew?

I've looked at a couple of stew recipes with the aim of learning a general approach that can be applied to whatever I have on hand, but I can't see one. I was expecting something like: brown meat add hard vegetables after X minutes add soft…
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What is the difference between boiled vegetables and stewed vegetables?

I would like to know what the difference is between boiled vegetable and stewed vegetables? Are the methods for preparing these different? How do these differ? My understanding is that with boiling nothing is mixed with the vegetables, whereas with…
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Beef stew was left cooling on the stove for like six hours

I cooked a pot of beef stew...I slow cook the roast and vegetables until 2am I fell a sleep and woke up around 9am is it safe to eat?
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