I look through all the interesting things you fellow bloggers have to share, I can see that the cold and snow-filled days are getting the better of you. So, I decided to dedicate this post to all of you who are cold and miserable and in need of some good, old-fashioned comfort food.
Beef stew is one of my all time favorites when I am in the need for comfort food.
Beef Stew with Herb and Peccorini Cheese Scones
Ingredients
1 kg good quality beef, cubed (goulash, or rump)
1 onion, diced
2 cloves garlic, chopped
250 gr mushrooms, halved
1/4 bottle good red wine
2Tbs Worchestire sauce
salt and pepper to taste
Roux(a mixture of flour and butter) to thicken your sauce
Soften onion and garlic in a little oil in a cast iron pot.
Add beef cubes and brown slightly
Add all other ingredients and place in oven for 1 hour.
Add mushrooms and roux and cook for another 10 minutes.
In the meantime make the scones
2 cups all purpose flour
2 tsp baking powder
fresh herbs of your choice
1/2 cup grated peccorini cheese
salt and pepper to taste.
1/2 cup milk
2 eggs
Mix all dry ingredients. Mix milk and egg and "cut" it into dry ingredients with a knife until you have a manageable dough. (adjust liquid if necessary)Flour a working surface and make scones.
Place scones on stew and bake for 20 minutes at 180 degrees.
I served the dish with just lightly sautted baby spinach.
19 comments:
Meat pies take me back to being a kid...love 'em...great scones to Nina!
Thx, Pete Now that I can get your comments again, it feels like I got my old frind back.
AS someone in one of those cold climates, I say thanks!
Looks great for this cold weather that I'm having in Ny!
Beef stew with a cheesy scone crust sounds really good!
Its warmed up quite a bit in my neck of the woods, but I'd still gobble that right up! Sounds delicious and the scone is just the thing to sop up every last bit!
kat - you're welcome
jessy - how I'd love to be in NY right now!
kevin - ya, it was GOOOD!!!
kevin - are heading for Spring right now? The scone was crusty on top, but nice and soggy from all the juices.
I see you are preparing for winter...it is just around the corner now. What happened to the early sunrises?
Top recipe Nina. My type of food.
By the way, tried to reply to the email you sent me but it fails each time?
Thanks
David
Rose - I must say, I miss the early sunrises when I have my first cuppa at 5 am, but I am so ready for winter....
David - thx for the comment.
Just double check email:
nina@boxpac.co.za
Sorry about that.
I sure has been hot.
It's not cold here is Southern California, but I appreciate the dish just the same :)
Looks delicious!
It's getting warm here in Alabama, but I love this kind of comfort food! Yum, it looks great!
Thx to all for the comments, I will try to post a few more of these.
Thank you so much for your comment on my blog - I'm so glad you led me, in turn, to your fabulous blog! I absolutely adore your blog's slogan... :-)
Your scone pies look incredible! I'm printing out the recipe now to fix this weekend - I can't wait to try them! Thank you for the recipe!
This looks positively divine. I love a biscuit or scone as stew/pot pie topper. It really is the only way, I think. :)
astra labris - Thx so much. We are awaiting cold weather this weekend, so I am going to try a different version of this dish again.
Heather - you know why I love the scone topping? Because even the novice can do this. Thx for popping in.
Nina I love the cheese twist. What a lovely extra taste dimension. And I agree, you can never have too much comfort food.
african vanielje - wow, I am so blessed to get all the lovely comments from you. This coming winter, I will post a lot more comfort food recipes. Watch this space.
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