WESTFALL STEW | World of Warcraft recipe

beef

🥗Healthier: chicken

💰Cheaper: pork

Chicken is lower in fat, while pork is often less expensive.

red wine

🥗Healthier: grape juice

💰Cheaper: cooking wine

Grape juice provides sweetness without alcohol, while cooking wine is less costly.

olive oil

🥗Healthier: avocado oil

💰Cheaper: vegetable oil

Avocado oil is healthier, while vegetable oil is more budget-friendly.

beef broth

🥗Healthier: homemade broth

💰Cheaper: water with bouillon cubes

Homemade broth is healthier, while bouillon cubes are a cost-effective alternative.

Gather all the ingredients needed for the stew.

Prepare a spice mixture called northern spices by mixing nutmeg, black pepper, salt, cardamom, ginger, and crushed whole spices using a mortar and pestle.

Cut the beef into bite-sized pieces and pour the spice mixture over the meat.

Chop mushrooms and pearl onions, then spread them on a covered baking tray.

Sprinkle sugar over the veggies to caramelize them and pop them into the oven for about 15 minutes until moisture evaporates and onions glaze.

Set the caramelized veggies aside until the stew is almost finished.

Coat a deep oven dish with a stick of butter and add bacon, then place it in the oven for 15 minutes to render the fat.

Sprinkle flour over the bacon and mix it in to thicken the stew.

Layer finely chopped garlic and carrot pieces on top of the bacon.

Add 2 bay leaves and pour in red wine, leaving some for drinking later.

Add beef broth (using powdered bouillon mixed with water) to cover all ingredients.

Cook the stew in a preheated oven at 180 degrees Celsius for 3 to 3.5 hours, stirring occasionally and adding more liquid if needed to keep the meat moist.

Serve the stew garnished with fresh parsley and recommend pairing it with buttered bread.

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