Originally Posted by california rick
Originally Posted by Schlack
Originally Posted by pondering_it_all
I browned the beef, but I just tossed in the onion chunks raw. Does it really make a difference (not sweating the onions and possibly leeks) when you are simmering the stew for an entire day?

sweating the onions adds some sweetness and complexity to their flavour, as scout says the puree also adds colour as well as another subtle note. A good stew is like a melody!

And I forgot the mustard powder (colmans english)!
We'll run out to our nearest Tesco and pick that right up! Oh wait! They just left the U.S. because they lost $1.5 billion. Never mind. gobsmacked

There are other stores that carry that brand of mustard. And I am sure that it can even be ordered online.

milk and Girl Scout cookies ;-)

Save your breath-You may need it to blow up your date.