bottled/canned beef stew contest!! i enter

[wargarden Profile]

august 20 2019 at 6:45 local time I entered a homemade version of beef stew that i canned/bottled
in a contest at my local fair in preserved food category for meat stews.
the judging was august 20 2019

i will get to see the results august 23 2019
I will post the recipe on august 24 2019 win or lose.

I hope win. since this stew punches you in face with flavor of beef. and it took 16 hours to make.
Since I made the demi-gloss my self. which took 7 hours and stew took 7 hours in slow cooker.
another 2 hour for whole pressure canning process. yeah; I think went over board on this recipe
contest entry. Several family members who tasted it says it was my best beef stew ever.
wish me luck.

ttfn

[cherrytree Profile]

Good luck. It sounds very impressive

[Renee Profile]

It definitely should win Wargarden!

[scullion Profile]

ahh, that's why you wanted the beef stew recipes!

[wargarden Profile]

scullion correct. For the contest; I needed understand beef stew at the most fundamental level. Also the difference between A high class dish and home cooked dish.
Since the first taste was all i might be able to expect from judges.
If the judges did not like it the first taste it might been eliminated.
Also they might be tasting it cold.

[Lusciouslush Profile]

Good Luck Wargarden! A true labour of love!
Look forward to seeing the recipe.

What's the prize if you win?!

[Joanbunting Profile]

Very impressive effort which I really hope is duly rewarded. Whre's the food fair?

[wargarden Profile]

Lusciouslush the prize not that much at all and ribbion.
the fair is a state fair not food fair.

[cherrytree Profile]

If it’s any comfort, WG the winners of baking and jam classes at our agricultural shows usually only get a rosette and maybe £1 and a certificate.

[Lusciouslush Profile]

Ribbons/rosettes can be hung in the kitchen as a badge of honour......

[wargarden Profile]

cherrytree first prize is $5 /£6.13
this was only the second time dis pressure can dish, first time with low acid one

[cherrytree Profile]

Not a bad prize for an amateur competition. People on my county would be very impressed although the classes are for less complex recipes and involve a lot of traditional foods.

[wargarden Profile]

cherrytree first prize is $5/£4.08 not the previous amount.

[karadekoolaid Profile]

So did you win, wargarden? A Maryland first?

[wargarden Profile]

fair contest results are august 23 for food preservation classes. since fair opens officially on august 23 noon.

[cherrytree Profile]

Well good luck. Do you think there will be many entries?

[wargarden Profile]

there were two entries including mine, since the category was new; it replaced a retiring category" mincemeat".
if I win or place; it will not be my first win in a canning/bottling category for food preservation.
A few years ago I took third in tomato sauce and two years later I took first in tomato sauce.
When took first I beat an Italian lady . She had placed and enter in 126 categories; and won or placed in many of them.

[cherrytree Profile]

Bet it wasn’t British mincemeat! You never know though. Have fun at the fair. I always do.

[wargarden Profile]

cherrytree what is british mince meat pm me the answer.

[cherrytree Profile]

British mincemeat usually a Christmas ‘preserve’ . It has nothing at all to do with minced meat (usually called mince over here) . I haven’t got time at the moment to explain, but if you Google mincemeat (one word) you’ll get the idea.
Then of course, we’ll get loads of replies on here , everyone giving their special recipes and probably a good explayof it’s history!