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Stew boiled dry

corblimey · 2009-03-23 16:57:11

I made a chicken stew yesterday and for some, after about a hour on the hob, it had boiled almost completely dry. It was covered, so I guess the problem was that I had on too high a heat? I usually do stews in the oven, so it was my first time using the gas hob. If I had noticed this earlier, could I have saved it by…

23-03-2009 5:57pm

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I made a chicken stew yesterday and for some, after about a hour on the hob, it had boiled almost completely dry. It was covered, so I guess the problem was that I had on too high a heat? I usually do stews in the oven, so it was my first time using the gas hob.

If I had noticed this earlier, could I have saved it by adding more water/stock/wine in the same proportions as the original recipe? Or was it doomed from the moment I put it on?

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#2 23-03-2009 7:23pm

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A stew should only be at a bare simmer - usually the lowest heat on your hob will achieve this.
You probably could have save your stew by adding more liquid but a stew cooked too quickly just isn't as nice as one cooked very slowly.

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#3 23-03-2009 8:28pm

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Maybe you had too much barley in it? Barley soaks up a lot of liquid.

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