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FluffyAngel

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What to have with boiled stew beef?

I have a few pounds of stew beef I plan to boil with just an onion & salt & pepper for a simple rustic stew beef. That will be the finished product - No beef stew with thickened gravy. I do love the beef stew with gravy but each has it's place & I'm in the mood for the simple plain version. I will probably have either cornbread or biscuits so now I'm looking for side dish options. Ideas greatly appreciated.
 
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If you are not going to brown the meat first, I would suggest cooking the stew beef in some canned tomatoes (season with soy sauce and serve with rice, or with Italian seasonings and serve with pasta, etc.). :)
 
Cabbage salad or some other fresh, sharp taste to playoff against the beef.

Cooked carrot coins, inexpensive and nice color.

If you are mixing up some biscuits, a puny little peach cobbler with a smidgen of vanilla ice cream would be nice!
 
Since it sounds like you aren't putting any carrots, or potatoes in the stew, I assume
you probably want something different. So for a side dish, I'd go with a simple
salad of chopped Romaine lettuce, Roma Tomato slices, Cucumber slices, and some
Black Olives.....drizzle some Extra Virgin Olive Oil on top, a little Sea Salt, and some
fresh ground Black Pepper should finish it off. (maybe some Shiitake mushrooms too)
 
When I make a beef bourguignon or carbonnade I always serve it with simple boiled potatoes with white pepper and loads of fresh parsley, and usually steamed carrots..with some kind of sweet pickle on the side.....
 
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Rocklobster: please tell me more about those beef dishes you mentioned above. :))
 
I actually did prepare biscuits and cornbread, garlic potatoes and for the fresh part a cabbage and broccoli slaw, and the peach cobbler was a great idea also I just couldn't resist. Thanks everyone.
 
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