A little something for pillaging

Dauvis · Aug 5, 2013

When researching Viking vittles, my thoughts kept turning to making a stew. Since I've never done a proper stew before (let's just say a can opener was all the equipment I needed), I went with that as my challenge.

For my menu, I decided on a beef stew, a honey/walnut flat bread, and a baked apple for dessert.

The players

Stew meat after smoking for a bit

Searing the meat

Ready to deglaze

Ready for onions, garlic, and thyme.

Veggies chopped and ready

Apples stuffed with honey, walnuts, and cinnamon

Apples by the fire

Cooking flatbread ala the grilled pizza method

The end result

Some things worked well and some not so well. Helpful tips appreciated and thanks for looking.

Ron_L · Aug 5, 2013

Nice job!

Wouldn't it be great if there were a "Viking's Feast" throwdown going on?

Oh wait...

There is...

http://www.bbq-brethren.com/forum/showthread.php?t=167455

:-D

silverfinger · Aug 5, 2013

That is awesome!
I'm loving the Viking theme!

Dauvis said:
When researching Viking vittles, my thoughts kept turning to making a stew. Since I've never done a proper stew before (let's just say a can opener was all the equipment I needed), I went with that as my challenge.

For my menu, I decided on a beef stew, a honey/walnut flat bread, and a baked apple for dessert.

The players

Stew meat after smoking for a bit

Searing the meat

Ready to deglaze

Ready for onions, garlic, and thyme.

Veggies chopped and ready

Apples stuffed with honey, walnuts, and cinnamon

Apples by the fire

Cooking flatbread ala the grilled pizza method

The end result

Some things worked well and some not so well. Helpful tips appreciated and thanks for looking.

landarc · Aug 5, 2013

Very nicely done

CharredApron · Aug 5, 2013

Very nice job! Nothing like a baked apple IMHO. Good Luck in the TD

oifmarine2003 · Aug 5, 2013

Great cook. I would be all over that like a fat kid in a donut shop!

Tonybel · Aug 6, 2013

That's an amazing cook. Thanks for sharing.

IamMadMan · Aug 6, 2013

Looks Great.... Thanks for sharing...

Kathy's Smokin' · Aug 6, 2013

Looks delicious, Dauvis. I imagine smoking the beef, browning, deglazing and then smoking it again in an aromatic stew would have given the stew a huge amount of flavour. That's an impressive cook for someone who's only reheated stew from a can before. Love the idea of the honey walnut flatbread and the honey walnut cinnamon baked apple, looks like a feast Vikings would love, too. What did you think didn't work out? Can't see what it could be from here.

DerHusker · Aug 6, 2013

Looks good. :hungry:

deguerre · Aug 6, 2013

Looks pretty farking good to me. :thumb: Welcome to the Throw Downs!

Thermal Mass · Aug 6, 2013

Way to jump in with both feet!!:clap:
It all sounds great, I'm with HT on the baked apples...:hungry:

Great cook thread, thanks for sharing.:thumb:
A TD contender for sure, good luck.

Dauvis · Aug 6, 2013

Kathy's Smokin' said:
Looks delicious, Dauvis. I imagine smoking the beef, browning, deglazing and then smoking it again in an aromatic stew would have given the stew a huge amount of flavour. That's an impressive cook for someone who's only reheated stew from a can before. Love the idea of the honey walnut flatbread and the honey walnut cinnamon baked apple, looks like a feast Vikings would love, too. What did you think didn't work out? Can't see what it could be from here.

Yes, it had a lot of flavor and it was good. Certainly, it was outside my normal dishes (but that was whole point of doing the TD).

The flat bread gave me some problems. The dough was a sticky mess which made it a challenge. Some extra flour and some time in the fridge helped. I was expecting the flatbread to have a bit more sweetness to it. In hindsight, I should have put some butter and/or honey on it. The other thing was the use of the turnip instead of potato. I was pleasantly surprised how well it worked in the stew but my wife didn't like the texture.

A little something for pillaging

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