as i ate this yum yet unpretentious bowl of beef stew, my heart literally wept. why? coz this is by far the most expensive homecooked meal, yet! as if the addition of guinness stout & red wine wasn't expensive enough, absent-minded me actually left that grocery bag on the bus, the one with the stout & the little bottle of red wine, OF ALL BAGS!! can u imagine that? that bag alone actually cost me about 20 bucks, coz i had other stuff inside, like the tarragon i intended to make hollandaise sauce with *ROAR* so i went out buying the stout & red wine AGAIN, therefore this meal ended up costing me about 30 bucks in total!
right, enough ranting. it must hv been at least 3 years since i made my last beef stew. and heck, what was i thinking when i took the pic then? over my dead body would i use lime green for a background ever again LOL. comparing the beef stew i made then, which i vaguely recalled the taste n all, i actually prefer this one more, coz the addition of guinness & red wine imparted a really really nice & bitterish aftertaste. i also added an anise but it didn't really make any difference. but i thought the beef was still pretty tough even after simmering for a good 2 hours. if i ever make this again, which i know i would, i'll use my slow cooker to do the job, like last time. this-is-so-very-very-yummy! italian flat leaf parlsey is used for decor, btw. it smells and tastes so much nicer than the english & chinese counterpart.
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