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For the Portuguese Big Tasting the first of two dishes to try with a couple of Portuguese reds; this a hearty beef stew constructed on the fly with whatever came to hand. The key to a decent stew is the depth of flavour. With slow, long cooking the various flavour additions are going to meld and gain in intensity. If you add little you get little out. Brown a batch of stewing beef coated in Hanbury Rubs Redmeat and Game Rub, remove from the pan before softening a sliced onion with a little pack (...)