5 favourite stew Recipes

ground beef, ground pork, onions, chopped, bell peppers, chopped (any colours), button mushrooms or 10 -15 chestnut mushrooms, chopped, garlic cloves, minced, chopped stewed tomatoes with herbs (you might want to use 3 cans), tomato paste, tomato ketchup (heinz), water (i prefer milk, you can also use a bit of both) or 1 cup milk (i prefer milk, you can also use a bit of both), dried oregano, dried basil, sugar, vegetable bouillon granules (optional), salt , to taste, pepper , to taste

lean beef , cut into cubes, light olive oil, butter (or margarine), onion, finely chopped, flour, bay leaf, chopped fresh thyme (or 1 tsp dried ), beef stock, salt & pepper, red wine (recommended !) (optional), carrots, coarsely chopped, potatoes, coarsely chopped, onions, coarsely chopped, italian tomatoes, drained & chopped, chopped fresh italian parsley

shiitake mushrooms or 1/2 lb oyster mushrooms or 1/2 lb your favourite mushroom, butter, olive oil, all-purpose flour, salt, stewing beef, cut into 1 to 11/2-inch (2.5 to 4 cm ), brewed coffee (your favorite ), water, garlic cloves, minced, red wine vinegar, brown sugar, worcestershire sauce, fresh thyme (or 1 tsp/5 ml dried ), bay leaves, dried oregano leaves, baby carrots, peeled white pearl onions, fresh ground black pepper

oxtails , pieces rolled in plain flour, olive oil, onion, carrots, parsnips, leeks, half a celeriac, chopped tomato (tinned ), paprika, tomato puree, red wine, vegetable bouillon cubes, water, crushed whole garlic cloves, smoked bacon, chopped (or lardons), cracked black pepper, fresh thyme leaves , picked