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So I got a packet of beef stew mix at the store and the ingredients. It calls for 2lbs if stew meat trimmed and 4”5 cups of vegetables the mix and 1 1/3 cup of water. The part that concerns me is the water. I am concerned that may be too little water since there’s going to be 2lbs of neat and 5 cups worth of chopped vegetables. I know stews are thick and all but should I just stick to what it calls for, or add more water?

>> No.14351489

>>14351402
Add stock if you want, Just enough to cover all your stew freinds, Using a lid or no?

>> No.14351509

>>14351489
Using a lid yeah I got a slow cooker that should be the right size for it

>> No.14351848

>>14351402
>So I got a packet of beef stew mix
Oh fucking dear.

>> No.14351857

Adding water later isn't going to hurt anything. Besides, cooking will release a lot of the water in the vegetables.

>> No.14352003

>>14351848
I know I know I made it by scratch last time

>> No.14352151

>>14351402
>The part that concerns me
You're making food from a premade packet. That should concern you.

>> No.14352158
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14352158

>>14351402
>packet stew mix

>> No.14352169

>>14351402
>should I just stick to what it calls for, or add more water?
>>14351509
>Using a lid yeah I got a slow cooker that should be the right size for it
Don't add any extra water. If you're putting it in a slow cooker you will have plenty of time to adjust the consistency later in cooking, and you only need enough water for a bare coverage since you're not going to be agitating the mix. Put the 1/3 of a cup in the bottom of the cooking dish and then pack the rest in tightly, then add enough of the remaining water to cover. You might not even need to put all of it in at first, if slow-cooking.

>> No.14352289

The absolute state of this board.

>Idiot needs advice on following instructions

>> No.14352359
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14352359

>>14351402
>beef stew mix

throw that shit in the trash. it's just salt, msg, and unknown spices. the only thing you need to make beef stew is fucking beef and stock. you will wind up fucking the salt balance if you use some store bought 'stew mix'. adding the appropriate amount of salt and thyme isn't fucking rocket science.

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14353089

Not the best presentation, but this is my Boeuf Bourguignon. Tastes amazing.

>> No.14353103

>>14351402
>beef stew mix
That's just beef bullion powder retard

>> No.14353108

>>14353103
>bouillon
I meant. Hungover as fuck

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>>14351402
>packet of beef stew mix

>> No.14353271

>>14353089
Looks tasty anon-kun