Parker's Beef Stew

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It was OK. Her show makes me salivate daily and this was the first recipe of hers that we made.

Of course I will tell you why; it was without a doubt because of the insane amount of rosemary. I don't know where Ina's getting her rosemary but apparently it's NOT from the rosemary god we got ours from. Wow was it TOO MUCH! It was like eating good meat that had been sprayed with essential oil.

So, err on the side of less rather than more rosemary so that this otherwise outstanding stew won't become Rosemary's beef stew.

Do note that after it was made, the beef stew was a definitely 1-star dish and inedible. However, the day after it was soo much better; it greatly improved in the refrigerator overnight. I still had to cut the rosemary a bit somehow so I added a bunch of old barley that was going to _ in the cabinet. My little one year old girl LOVED it, she ate all of hers and some of her mine! But she liked it at any point perhaps her "taste" is better than mine.

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My family raved over this dish, I even made some dinner rolls from scratch to go with it. My Husband was quite happy needless to say! Thank You so much for this recipe, I will be using it again! Luv ur show Ina!

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I have been making beef stew for my family for years and This recipie is such a big hit.My husband will say more than once during dinner how excellent it is.It is the only stew I make thats getting eaten for left overs usually my other stew left overs go to the dogs. The thing is you must use a good wine.Thanks again Ina for a outstanding recipie

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I used a Bison arm roast and it was wonderful. Did it all in a dutch oven.

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This recipe was EXCELLENT - I am not sure why the recent negative reviews, but it's very important that you use a good red wine. If it's not something that you enjoy drinking - you should never cook with it, as this becomes the main flavor your sauce is built on. I doubled the amount of mushrooms, which didn't hurt at all and I omitted the pea's - because well, they're pea's and they'd just get lost any way. Ina's two pan method is totally wacky! I just did it all in my enameled cast iron pot.

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Not a good Ina recipe, in my opinion, flavours don't quite work. Edible, but not that enjoyable.

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I have to agree with one recent reviewer, my final product looked nothing like the photo, the stew was very, very thick but we loved the thickness. What we did not like was the black pepper - it was just too much for our taste. We loved the red wine and did not find that to be overpowering in the least. I think the next time I make it, and there will be a next time, I will use less black pepper when making the sauce and then it will be five stars.

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One of the few Ina recipes that I didn't care for. The flavors, for me, were too strong.

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Nothing special. With all of the prep time needed and the wonderful ingredients being used, the recipe did not live up to my expectations. Your end product does not look like the picture given for the recipe. It was quite thick. Not a pretty dish. I think the red wine did not add to the dish but took away from it.

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I used Bison meat, which is very lean. Still fantastic! This is my go-to recipe for stew - I have used both dutch oven and crock pot and they both turn out really great.