What's for Dinner?

[wolf]

It's cold and wet and snowing ... so it's time to get out the cauldron and make some ...

Stew.

Yes, I make a lot of stew.

Today we have Spice Drawer (I couldn't devote a cabinet to it, but I have more kitchen drawers than I know what to do with) Stew.

I had a pound of frozen stew beef that I defrosted about 3/4 of the way ... it's easier to cut those huge chunks into bite sized bits when there's still some freeze on it.

Browned the beef in a bit of oil (vegetable, it's what I had), and then took everything out of the spice drawer and threw some at it.

Okay, not quite everything. I didn't use the lemon peel, or anything containing salt, or any of the Emeril Essences, since I didn't want 'Asian' or 'Southwest' stew this time. I did use garlic powder, onion powder, onion pieces (yes, I had a real onion and real garlic, but they had gone funny on me and I didn't feel safe using either in food i actually intend to eat), basil, oregano, ginger, hot pepper flakes, black pepper, and my favorite cooking liquid, Wild Turkey American Honey. After much consideration, I decided not to use the cinnamon and nutmeg ... Don't gag. I have done this, and it's a really interesting flavor to bring into something savory.

The stew is yummy. And warming.

I have to get some cocoa going.