Poor Man Stew Recipes

Steps:

• Boil water in a large pot.
• Add carrots and potatoes and boil 10-15 minutes until tender.
• Drain and set aside.
• Meanwhile, brown meat in a large skillet.
• Drain well.
• Add 3/4 or full can of corn (depending on preferance) to meat.
• In a small pot combine soup and corn juice (use less for thicker stew).
• Heat over med-low until warm.
• Add potato and carrots to meat.
• Pour soup over top and stir gently.
• Heat if neccesary.

Steps:

• Season your ground beef however you like, or just with season salt. Brown the meat and drain off grease.
• Combine all the other ingredients in a pot, and bring to a boil. Simmer until potatoes are cooked through. Add water if it's too chunky, and adjust seasonings accordingly.

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine water, cracker crumbs and salt; add beef and mix well. Press into a 15x10x1-in. baking pan lined with waxed paper. Cover and refrigerate overnight. , Cut the meat into 12 squares. Coat each square lightly with flour. In a large skillet, cook over medium heat in oil, a few pieces at a time, until a thermometer reads 160° and juices run clear; drain. , Remove waxed paper from the baking pan; spread the soup in bottom of pan. Place meat squares in a single layer over soup. Bake, uncovered, at 350° for 10-12 minutes or until heated through; Spoon some soup over each meat square.

Steps:

• Mix ground beef, milk, saltine cracker crumbs, onion, salt, and black pepper in a bowl. Shape mixture into a narrow loaf and place onto a baking sheet; cover and refrigerate 8 hours to overnight.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat. Cut loaf into 1-inch-thick slices and sear the 'steaks' in the hot skillet until browned, 2 to 3 minutes per side. Insides will still be pink. Arrange slices in a roasting pan. Spread mushroom soup over steaks.
• Bake steaks in the preheated oven until mushroom soup is bubbling and meat is no longer pink inside, about 1 hour. An instant-read meat thermometer inserted into the center of a meat slice should read at least 160 degrees F (70 degrees C).

Steps:

• Brown ground beef in sauce pan.
• Place browned ground beef in large pot with 1 medium onion- diced, bay leafs, soups.
• Add pepper, garlic powder, oregano, sliced carrots and potatoes.
• Simmer ¾- 1 hour.
• Thicken with 2 tbs of corn starch (in some water); gradually.
• Enjoy with fresh bread.
• Edited to add - I made it a few days ago with beef broth and it was just as good :).

Steps:

• Brown the ground beef drain and, add 1/2 to 1 cup water(depending on how much sauce you want).
• add the carrots and let simmer on med./high heat until cooked halfway through. (can also add the potatoes at this point- quartered and quartered again.).
• add the large onion cut into quarters and simmer on med./high heat for a little while longer.
• when onions and veggies become tender you add your boullion and let melt down thoroughly, mixing well with the meat and veggies, and add your salt and pepper to suit your taste. Throw over some rice or noodles. (feeds 2 comfortably) Can also add cabbage, peas (whatever you like)and double all the ingredients except for the beef and make a nice hearty soup (or try this if you need to use it up for another night :) ).

Steps:

• In a large stock pot brown hamburger meat and onions. Add the beef bouillon and brown gravy mix, mix well. Add the flour and mix. Add the water let simmer for ten to fifteen minutes. Add potatoes and carrots, let cook on medium heat for 30 minutes or until vegetables are tender.