Caravaning

[justlizz]

You forgot the red wine that is a must with beef in the stew and in a glass
lizz

[Elsi]

Originally Posted by nekokami

I like beans or lentils in soup or stew, but they take long enough to cook that I'm not sure they'd be appropriate to a migratory lifestyle. I supposed the canned versions would be ok.

Lentils don't take too long at all. I regularly cook a lentil-and-rice dish (in our family it's fondly called "ticks and maggots") by putting equal amounts of lentils and brown rice in a large pot, add water and cook for 45 minutes. While the beans & rice are cooking, chop & saute a bunch of veggies (carrots, onion, celery, peppers, greens, herbs) to stir into the beans & rice when they are done. Most other dried beans can be cooked in 1.5 to 2 hours if they are well soaked in advance. Since stews normally cook in about the same time, you're not too far off. Just remember to set the beans to soaking before you go to bed.

[Patricia]

If you are feeling really frugal, then soak and cook a big pot of beans and freeze the surplus for later use. It saves time and energy, and is cheaper than buying canned.

[Sweetpea]

Originally Posted by justlizz

You forgot the red wine that is a must with beef in the stew and in a glass
lizz

Don't even have wine at home.


Hmm, brown beans would be good too. They also completely break up and add to the stew...

I want to make a stew! Too bad it'll probably be raining this weekend...

[justlizz]

I always keep some red wine in stock and stew on a cold wet winter goes down very nice lots of root veg done slow in the slow cooker cooking all day and green beans with mashed potatoes
lizz