ThisIsTheDay Posted January 29, 2012 Share Posted January 29, 2012 It's just for a soup recipe. The meat will be browned and then cook in the soup for a few hours. London broil is on sale. Can I use that? I don't want to buy a package of already cut "stew beef" at the store. Surely I can cut it myself and it will cost less. Thank you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wapiti Posted January 29, 2012 Share Posted January 29, 2012 chuck roast Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VaKim Posted January 29, 2012 Share Posted January 29, 2012 I use whatever beef is on sale for mine. It really does not matter. I have even used cube steak or hamburger. And actually, the stuff they sell as stew beef is low quality and has lots of fat and gristle in it, in my experience. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MamaSheep Posted January 29, 2012 Share Posted January 29, 2012 Yes, other cuts of meat work fine in stew. "Stew meat" is often tough cuts of meat or odds and ends from trimming other cuts (though it's perfectly good meat--extended cooking in the soup makes the tougher bits nice and tender). It's cut up into bite-sized chunks and sold as "stew meat", usually for less $$ than other cuts. But you can cut up pretty much any cut of meat into chunks and use it in stew. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Girls' Mom Posted January 29, 2012 Share Posted January 29, 2012 Any cut of beef will work. Some you may just have to cook longer than others. In fact, I have a pot of stew cooking right now made from a cheapo cut of steak. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frugalmama Posted January 29, 2012 Share Posted January 29, 2012 Any cut of beef will work. Some you may just have to cook longer than others. In fact, I have a pot of stew cooking right now made from a cheapo cut of steak. :iagree: I make mine from whatever cut of beef is the loss leader that week at the grocery. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThisIsTheDay Posted January 29, 2012 Author Share Posted January 29, 2012 Thank you. I'm coming down with a cold, and I've decided I'm making this soup and finally baking that no-knead, Dutch oven bread that someone posted a few days ago in the Dutch oven thread. :001_smile: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pippen Posted January 29, 2012 Share Posted January 29, 2012 :iagree: I make mine from whatever cut of beef is the loss leader that week at the grocery. Ditto. It's usually cheaper than what they package as stew meat. When I was a kid stew meat was usually the cheapest but that isn't the case these days. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brigitte Posted January 29, 2012 Share Posted January 29, 2012 It's just for a soup recipe. The meat will be browned and then cook in the soup for a few hours. London broil is on sale. Can I use that? I don't want to buy a package of already cut "stew beef" at the store. Surely I can cut it myself and it will cost less. Thank you! At Sam's and Kroger, the stew beef is the scraps of other cuts. It is a mixture of very nice, lean cuts and chuck roasts, etc. Use whatever is on sale and adjust simmering time accordingly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ereks mom Posted January 29, 2012 Share Posted January 29, 2012 I use whatever beef is on sale for mine. It really does not matter. I have even used cube steak or hamburger. And actually, the stuff they sell as stew beef is low quality and has lots of fat and gristle in it, in my experience. :iagree: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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