{"id":25,"date":"2009-01-03T18:38:08","date_gmt":"2009-01-04T01:38:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogiron.com\/recipesforyourhome\/?p=25"},"modified":"2009-01-03T18:38:08","modified_gmt":"2009-01-04T01:38:08","slug":"comfort-hamburger-stew","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/blogiron.com\/recipesforyourhome\/2009\/01\/03\/comfort-hamburger-stew\/","title":{"rendered":"Comfort (Hamburger) Stew"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Sometimes when I\u2019m feeling a little stressed and want to make something easy but delicious we make what we call Hamburger Stew.\u00a0 <\/span>This stew satisfies our craving for something warm and nutritious as well as giving us the flexibility to use what we have on hand from the Co-op.\u00a0 <\/span>Every time we make Hamburger Stew it turns out a little different, here are some of our favorite ingredients.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Main Ingredients:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

1 lb of ground beef (browned with onions and garlic)<\/span><\/p>\n

4 cups of beef stock<\/span><\/p>\n

Spice to taste (any fresh or dried spices you would normally put in your favorite stew)<\/span><\/p>\n

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Optional Ingredients (pick and choose as many or few as you like or add your own):<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Potatoes\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span>Onions\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span>Broccoli\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span>Cauliflower<\/span><\/p>\n

Carrots\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span>Garlic\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>Peas\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>Celery<\/span><\/p>\n

Tomatoes\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span>Squash\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>Green Beans\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span>Peppers<\/span><\/p>\n

Corn\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span>Rice\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span>Barley\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span>Noodles<\/span><\/p>\n

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Directions:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

1.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span>Brown ground beef in large stew pot.\u00a0 <\/span>Spice to your taste
\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 and add chopped onions and garlic (again, to taste),
\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 saut\u00e9 until tender.<\/span><\/p>\n

2.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span>Add beef stock and choice of vegetables (add vegetables
\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0according to their cooking times \u2013 longer cooking
\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 vegetables first and so on).\u00a0 <\/span>Simmer until vegetables are
\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 cooked through.<\/span><\/p>\n

3.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span>Add rice, grain, or noodles.\u00a0 <\/span>Cook an additional 20 \u2013 30
\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 minutes or until done.<\/span><\/p>\n

4.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span>Serve with your favorite sliced or grated cheese (cheddar,
\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Colby, or jack) and fresh rolls or garlic toast.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Sometimes when I\u2019m feeling a little stressed and want to make something easy but delicious we make what we call Hamburger Stew.\u00a0 This stew satisfies our craving for something warm and nutritious as well as giving us the flexibility to use what we have on hand from the Co-op.\u00a0 Every time we make Hamburger Stew … Continue reading Comfort (Hamburger) Stew<\/span> →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9,13,16],"tags":[20,43,54,57,58,61],"class_list":["post-25","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-meat-dishes","category-soups-stews","category-vegetable-recipes","tag-beef","tag-hamburger-stew","tag-recipesforyourhome","tag-soup","tag-stew","tag-vegetables"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/blogiron.com\/recipesforyourhome\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/blogiron.com\/recipesforyourhome\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/blogiron.com\/recipesforyourhome\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/blogiron.com\/recipesforyourhome\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/blogiron.com\/recipesforyourhome\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=25"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"http:\/\/blogiron.com\/recipesforyourhome\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":142,"href":"http:\/\/blogiron.com\/recipesforyourhome\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25\/revisions\/142"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/blogiron.com\/recipesforyourhome\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=25"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/blogiron.com\/recipesforyourhome\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=25"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/blogiron.com\/recipesforyourhome\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=25"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}