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Winter Delight

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  Winter Delight: Beef stew and duchess potato.   Beef stew from, hand cut, beef chuck and house made stock; with horseradish duchess potato. A delightful pairing.   As always, your questions or comments are welcome. Until next time, bon Appetit Y'all! Chef Leslie Bartosh   #BeefStew #BeefLovingChefs #DuchessPotato #HorseradishDuchessPotato

Beef Stew with Duchess Potato

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  Maybe it is how I was raised..........To me, Sunday Supper requires comfort food, like this beef stew with Duchess Potato. I like to play with themes like beef stew but do twists on them.   Like adding a duchess potato to the dish.   This allows for a very interesting play on textures and flavors.   It also adds nice visual contrast to the plate. Often when I make duchess potatoes for this type of dish, I will flavor them.   As an example, it is fun to bury a whole clove of roasted garlic deep inside the piped potato.   A buried surprise if you will.   Almost like the baby in a king cake but edible. Horse radish also makes a nice addition to a duchess potato when the potato will be pared with beef or lamb.   Horseradish also works any other item where I can see the flavor combination. When I make duchess potatoes, I usually make a big batch.   I freeze the raw piped out potato.   When it is frozen solid, I vacuum pack it and place it back in the freezer.   This allows me to h