My Nan in Swansea used to often make us a corned beef stew when we visited as kids. Never really had it at home in Cardiff. She called it ‘Welsh Dinner’.
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Surprised there's no Welsh Cawl recipes
Putting corned beef in stew is one up from using road kill. Shirley not stew if corned beef is used. Has to be beef. No dumplings.. Let it cool (quicker if the pan is placed in a bowl of cold water), skim the fat off. Leave (overnight if possible), heat through slowly, add cubed spuds and share. Season to taste or, in my nan's case, half a slab of salt!
A guy I used to work with told me that when he made a stew he used all the usual ingredients but intead of a stock he used to chuck in 2 tins of oxtail soup. He swore by it. I must get round to trying it this winter. He used to make it the day before he ate it as well.
Doesn't "have" to be anything. Can be what you like.
**** all wrong with corned beef either, always had it in the valleys and brings back memories of my nan sat in her armchair chopping spuds and veg, and everyone sneaking back in for more after their first bowl and complaining when the huge pan had finally gone... Roadkill.. You offend me. Snob.
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I always make it in the evening and slow cook overnight.
Really enhances all the veg flavours into the broth.
My Nan lived to 98 and was known as “stew Nan” by her great grand children as she had a pot permanently on the go.