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easy ways to thicken a stew using flour
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try these easy tricks to fix a lackluster stew
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dredge meat in flour
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cooking flour-coated meat is an easy way to thicken your stew
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beef
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paper towels
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flour
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cut your meat into cubes. pat the meat
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evenly coat the of meat in the flour and shake off any excess
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tip
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using a mesh sieve to toss and flour your meat at the same time will help evenly coat each and let the excess flour fall away
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stew
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flour
1/4 cup
water
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stock and pour it into a container
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stir the stew
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if the stew still needs a thicker consistency a fter to 3 minutes
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tip
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thicken stew
2 tbsp
butter
2 tbsp
flour
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sear meat
2 tbsp
oil. then
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slowly add the stock and cook the stew
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make sure to cook the flour regardless of the stage you add it to your stew. “uncooked flour has a very unpleasant taste!” says sidorenkov
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alternative thickeners to flour
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madeleine h. burry
2019
updated october 23
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what you'll need
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how to do it
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make a slurry
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container
1 Tablespoon
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stirring spoon
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how to do it
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place the lid onto the and shake
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what you'll need
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wooden spoon
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how to do it
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warning
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