Stews
have been cooked over the years, much like soups, indeed their base
is rather like a soup, everything is cooked together in the same
pot. But a stew is much more filling, it has plenty of meat, big
pieces of vegetables, and normally, a strong stock. Fish stews can
also be made, they of course don’t need a long cooking time
like most of the meat stews, which often have cheaper cuts of meat
added, hence the longer cooking time.
A stew can be prepared the day before and
then just quickly heated when needed, very useful for a busy cook,
or a double batch can be prepared and the second batch frozen.
On a cold winter evening there is nothing much nicer than a tasty,
hot stew and of course a stew has no set rules as to what must
be added, there are, of course many different recipes to be found,
but it is fun to experiment and add vegetables and herbs, depending
what is found in the kitchen.
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