Digging through the freezer I found some deer meat I had forgotten about and a some ribeye sausage to boot! It's been a while since I had a good stew so I decided to scratch the itch.
Got the sausage and deer meat browning....
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Sweated the vegetables and added the meat back to the pot. Filled the pot with some coffee and beef stock then in the oven for a few hours.
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After about 2 hours I pulled it out of the oven and took out about a cup of the gravy and mixed it with some flour and added it back to the pot to thicken the gravy up. I let that slow roll for about 30 minutes. I had some potatoes but decided I wanted them to have a little crunch instead of stewed with the rest of the vegetables. I coated them with olive oil and tossed them in a seasoned flour mix and popped them in the oven while the gravy thickened on the stew. They had a crunch outside and a soft inside. Perfect for sopping up the gravy!
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