Vension (or any other meat) Stew

I've never had anyone complain about my Venison Stew, infact most people rave about it. I usually make up a story about how it's a seven hour process handed down to each man in my family upon reaching adulthood. The truth is though, it's pretty easy to make, and fairly inexpensive too! It is however, completly awesome, and if you aren't used to a real stew, you might not survive it's awesomeness... I recommend that if you aren't a stew person, you start off with a nice little soup... Maybe Tomatto? Work your way up the steps... Chicken Noodle, Clam Chowder, etc. Then when you feel you have mastered those weaker forms, go ahead and make this stew!

JUST A NOTE: You don't need to use Venison. Any meat will do. Hamburger, Sausage, steak... etc. For this batch I used a few packages of Venison Sausage a friend gave me this fall, and it tasted wonderful!




Step 1:
  Some of this recipe is made with canned stuff you can find at the Dollar Store or Big Lots. However, I always use fresh veggies when I have them, so in this case I washed some potatos and carrots I had in the fridge, a bag of frozen fiddle head, and two onions. I cut them up, and threw them in the pot!  Then add 2 cups of water and let it slowly simmer. Don't worry that there isn't a lot of liquid in there, thats going to be solved in the next step.
                                           

 

Step 2 (Optional):
This stew is fantastic with biscuts! If you are feeling movitvated, mix 2/3 cup of milk, 1 stick of butter, and 2-3 cups of flower together in a bowl. (Add more flower if the dough is too runny to kneed)
Break it up into golf ball sized balls and throw them on a baking sheet. Place in over on 350 for about 10-15 minutes (Until brown)

The Real Step 2:

Add to the pot:

 1 can of green beans

1  can of creamed corn

1 can of whole corn 

1 can of carrots, 

and 2 cans of cream of mushroom soup 

 Don't bother to drain them, just dump them right in there.

 

Step 3:
While the stuff in the pot is coming to a boil stir it occasionally.
While you're doing that, fry up your meat in a separate pan. When it's cooked (Brown) go ahead and throw it in the pot.

Step 4:

Mix the stuff in the pot up really good.
When it's boiling (It should be already) throw a cover on it for 10 minutes.

Step 5:
Remove cover and stir. Turn down heat to medium and just let it stew for a while... Remove your biscuts from the oven, because they are probably burning by now...

Step 6: Serve with your favorite Beer. Enjoy!