| Danny's Beef Stew with Root Vegetables and Potatoes |
From "DIY Halloween"
episode DHA-105 |
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Click here to download the pattern/template for the featured "bat" template/design for the tureen.
Templates may be viewed by using  Ingredients: 4 Tbs. vegetable oil
2 cups diced onions
1/2 cup celery, medium diced
2 carrots, medium sliced
2 parsnips, medium diced
2 lbs. stew meat, trimmed and medium diced
1/2 cup flour
2 Tbs. chopped garlic
1 cup tomato sauce
1 cup red wine
1 tsp. each of salt and fresh ground black pepper
1 quart beef stock
2 bay leaves
1 sprig fresh thyme
1 lb. potatoes, scrubbed, unpeeled and medium diced Heat a large skillet to medium heat. Add 2 tablespoons oil and saute onions, carrots, celery and parsnips until slightly caramelized. Remove vegetables and set aside. Mix stew beef with flour, salt and pepper. Brown in remaining 2 tablespoons oil. Add chopped garlic and sweat for 1 minute. Add tomato sauce and red wine and reduce for 1 minute. Add bay leaves, thyme sprig, and beef broth. Bring to a boil, reduce heat to low, and simmer for 1 hour covered. Add vegetables and potatoes and simmer for 1 more hour. Adjust seasoning with salt and pepper. Remove bay leaf and the thyme sprig. Serve in a pumpkin tureen which has been cleaned out (figure A). The outside can be decorated with bas relief, or with magic marker. (A bat pattern is provided, above.) Serves: 6
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