Comments on: A delectable stewed beef recipe, the Caribbean way.

By: Paul

Paul — Tue, 27 Dec 2011 03:08:24 +0000

I buy meat from Costco's also. Although I'm not from the Carribean, I make beef stews, and always use chuck beef or a thick chuck steak and cut it up myself. It's cheaper, and much tastier than "stew beef", which is usually sirloin, and tends to dry out.

Chris, I like your posts, food and videos. I tried several recipes, and tasted like just like I remember from Trinidad.

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By: chris

chris — Tue, 25 Oct 2011 12:09:42 +0000

About 4-6 with a side.

By: Kelvin

Kelvin — Tue, 25 Oct 2011 09:38:36 +0000

How many does this serve?

Cheers

By: Oldst Owns

Oldst Owns — Wed, 08 Jun 2011 22:41:54 +0000

thank you for this recipe.
We used it today and it came out superb.
Jake

By: Jack

Jack — Sat, 09 Apr 2011 00:18:49 +0000

Hi Chris–
I have been following your recipes for several months now and have prepard many of your featured recipes. They have all been exellent! The Stewed beef was wonderful (I added the mushrooms-Yum). I have noticed several of the beef recipes suggest that the meat be rinsed in a lemon/lime/vinegar solution, and then drained. You have probably posted this before, but what does the acid of the juice/vinegar do to the beef?

By: Maria

Maria — Sun, 20 Mar 2011 17:19:51 +0000

love your detailed steps….just made and had stewed beef today….good job!!!

By: gavin

gavin — Thu, 02 Dec 2010 19:24:21 +0000

Cooked this dish tonight,fairly simple to do and tastes amazing..we had ours with plain boiled rice and roasted butternut squash seasoned with everyday seasoning..i gotta make sure i got the scotch bonnet next time as it missed the flavor.the other half has asked for it again next week so it must be good…..thanks for the recipie

By: Jennifer

Jennifer — Sun, 07 Nov 2010 20:49:19 +0000

This is my fav beef dish to cook now! I don't eat much red meat but I love this recipe…I was actually going to make it today when I got this email. I was thinking about throwing a can of pigeon peas in there…is that a faux pas? As always thanks for posting great recipes!

By: Gary

Gary — Sat, 06 Nov 2010 19:01:57 +0000

Having been reading a lot of your recipes for a while – I finally got around to cooking this dish! It is now on the stove in a dutch pot given to me by a good friend. The smells are incredible, just have to wait an hour for it to stew. Thanks for the site and I cannot wait to cook lots, lots more of your recipes.

By: ruisha

ruisha — Thu, 04 Nov 2010 04:31:22 +0000

Yes! That is the dish right there! Uh huh. Think that will come up on the menu tomorrow

By: jumbieg

jumbieg — Tue, 28 Sep 2010 02:40:23 +0000

mofongo, salad, and sweet plantains.. now you're getting me hungry. thx for stopping by, trying the recipe and leaving this comment. much appreciated.

By: jumbieg

jumbieg — Tue, 28 Sep 2010 02:39:19 +0000

nice.. so happy that it turned out well for you and I love the fact that you're adding your own touch to it.

By: jumbieg

jumbieg — Tue, 28 Sep 2010 02:38:38 +0000

glad to know you liked it. give some of the other recipes a try.

By: jumbieg

jumbieg — Tue, 28 Sep 2010 02:38:07 +0000

Lovely.

By: Angie

Angie — Mon, 20 Sep 2010 13:06:42 +0000

Chris… This was my first time trying a recipe from the site, and I followed it word for word. OMG!!! YUM YUM YUM!!! I Amost licked the plate clean, and I invited a friend over to try it. I think she DID lick hers clean! Served it over rice, w/mofongo, salad, and sweet plantains. Beef was like butter! And I'm not even from the islands. Sure tasted like it though! Thanks much : -)

By: Tammy G

Tammy G — Sun, 01 Aug 2010 23:02:59 +0000

Chris, this recipe was awesome…I have had a few versions of Stewed Beef and his was one of the best!…my in-laws are from USVI so their spin is a little different…the only thing I did different was add carrots…excellent recipe!

By: James

James — Sun, 28 Mar 2010 19:43:29 +0000

Hi Chris

I came across this when Googling for something different to do with some frozen stewing beef – thanks so much, it was really awesome! I left the lime juice in the marinade as I really love the whole citrus-y taste, and I used palm sugar (mainly as it was what I have, but I adore the fudgy flavour) and we LOVED it!

So thanks again

James

By: Claudine

Claudine — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 17:49:19 +0000

Hi Chris! The result was absolutly delicious! For the meat, I used the brisket tip as it was on sale and had marvelous marbling in it! My hubby was impressed For the pot, i manage to snatch one at Canadian Tire as they were on sale 60% off, originaly 150$!!! They are not cheap, as you mentionned It’s the kitchenaid brand. I believe it’s cast iron and enamel covered. Looks pretty much like the one in your “rice and peas without peas?” recipe. If anyone else is searching, i also found at Homesense (afiliated with winners) a variaty of them in green and orange, for only 40$ Not bad considering what they usually ask for them.
Anyhow, once more, thanks so much for all your help! I will be looking forward for the stew chicken recipe!
Have a great week Chris and keep up the good work, i know my family is enjoying it!!!!!

By: admin

admin — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 22:27:40 +0000

Claudine..hopefully I’ll have time within the next few days to post the recipe.

happy cooking

chris…

By: claudine

claudine — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 02:16:24 +0000

Thank you, please do post the chicken one Chris! My family loves stew chicken and we usually order out once a week for it! I’d love to be able to cook a nice authentic dish they can enjoy! My canadian recipe is ok but they really like caribbean stew chicken and i must say, it does taste much better!

By: admin

admin — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 00:04:34 +0000

Claudine, I’ve had great success with the stewing beef from Costco. But there are the occasions when it does turn out dry as we discussed earlier as well. BTW, if you ever cross the border into the US, try target or Marshalls for the dutch ovens as well.

If you find that the beef is not working out for you, you can always use pork or chicken. I’ve posted the pork recipe already and can certainly post the chicken one if you’re interested.

happy cooking

chris…

By: Claudine

Claudine — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 11:34:53 +0000

Thanks again Chris! Yes, we do have winners here in MTL, quite a few actually… so i will take a look! I also will look for the dutch oven, i do have many canadian recipe that calls for one of those and never got around getting one so mabe that could be use all the time! Regarding the meat, i buy it at costco (price club in some other area's) and they sale the lean stewing beef cubes at about 8$ a kilo… i have not seen other types of beef cubes but i will ask the butcher next time i go! Thanks again for all the great suggestions, i will try this recipe again and let you know how it turns out! Merci!

By: admin

admin — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 15:21:07 +0000

Claudine, When I first started living on my own I too didn’t have access to the heavy type pots I have today. At that time I did use non-stick pans and if my memory serves me correct, I did encounter problems with the browning process as well. I’, not sure if you guys have “Winners” stores in Montreal, but they’re a good source for affordable pans. Though not the same as the ones we get in the Caribbean, but heavy stainless steel steel and copper based ones that works well. Re: “bourgignon beef cubes”, I’ve never seen those sold here locally, so I really can’t comment. Here in Ontario we tend to get 2 types of “stewing beef cubes” 1. That’s very lean and can be a bit pricey (not sure why people buy those) and the other is basically pieces of beef that trimmed off more expensive cuts (most people don’t realize this). These pieces tend to have a bit of fat in them, but the flavour is real nice.

Another thing about the pans. We recently got one of those heavy dutch ovens on sale at Canadian Tire (about $40 I think)… and though I’m pleased with the pots I got From Trini… this one is boss for stewing as we do.

Do keep in contact.

Chris…

By: claudine

claudine — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 02:11:36 +0000

Thanks Chris! I will definitly look for marbeling… just like on a good piece of steak i guess! i used a non stick frying pan, would a heavy pot give me better result for browning the meat? I live in Montreal and i have not been able to find one of those traditionnal carribean pots… Last question: the meat you use is packaged under “stewing beef cubes”? i also see “bourgignon beef cubes”, will that give the same result? Thanks again so much for all your help! Your work is so appreciated!