Thread: Apple Cider Stew

This can be a meal in itself. The beef can be pre-cooked at home. You should finish the stew over a bed of coals on the campfire. It can cook while you take a short walk which will work up a good appetite for this hearty meal.
Apple Cider Stew
1 tbs flour
1/8 tsp pepper
1/8 tsp dried thyme
3/4 lb beef stew meat
1 tbs olive oil
3/4 cup fresh apple cider
1/8 cup water
3/4 tbs cider vinegar
pinch of crumbled bay leaf
2 carrots, sliced
1 potato, quartered, sliced
1 onion, sliced
1 celery stalk, sliced
1 apple, sliced
Combine flour, salt, pepper, and thyme in a bowl. Toss the stew beef into the flour mix. Brown with olive oil in a Dutch oven. Stir in cider, water, and cider vinegar. Bring to a boil. Add bay leaf. Simmer meat until tender. Add balance of ingredients and cook until the vegetables are tender.
This can be a good romantic meal when you are on the trail alone (if ya know what I mean...giggle...) OR just a great meal when you are home alone;-D

This is a hearty meal and can be stretched... Add more potatoes and veggies and you can get at least two meals;-D
Anyone try it?