On Sun, 23 May 2021 12:27:27 -0700 (PDT), dsi1
> wrote:

>On Sunday, May 23, 2021 at 8:32:44 AM UTC-10, wolfy's new skateboard wrote:
>> On 5/22/2021 4:10 PM, dsi1 wrote:
>> > On Saturday, May 22, 2021 at 10:47:17 AM UTC-10, cshenk wrote:
>> >> I have been remiss in grocery shopping. I am out of all but Carrots,
>> >> Potatoes, Bell Peppers, Mushrooms, and onions.
>> >>
>> >> Plotting a beef stew. Kinda matches what I have here. Lots of spices,
>> >> and other types of staples.
>> >>
>> >> Any special ideas you like? Too late to add other veggies but will
>> >> develop recipe as I go.
>> >
>> > I once had the idea to have a clove flavored stew. I made it and it turned out exactly as I envisioned it. What I didn't foresee was the negative reaction to it. These days, I don't add cloves to stews.
>> > What I'd like to see is Japanese roux cube in the stores that you'd use for stews and curries. You can get roux cubes at the market but they flavored. A non-flavored roux cube would allow one to get a thick and smooth stew after you've started - a great convenience. OTOH, I could probably just make some myself.
>> >
>> A little water and cornstarch should suffice, or maybe water and flour
>> made into a slurry.
>
>I use that slurry a lot in my cooking. A Japanese roux-based stew is a higher level refinement. It's pretty awesome!
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