First, we start with this Crock Pot Beef Stew. Stew isn't something I make often. For one thing, my mom set the bar pretty high on this dish, and I've doubted my versions could compare. Secondly, for whatever reason, when it comes to this flavor profile, I tend to gravitate toward making pot roasts rather than stew.
This is a pretty easy recipe. I had stew meat in the freezer that I find on sale at some point. You season the meat and dump it in, add the potatoes and carrots, and then dump the soup and ketchup on top. I didn't even mix the soup and ketchup together ahead of time. Instead, about halfway through the cooking time, I gave everything a good stir (don't @ me about not lifting the lid during cooking). Eight hours later, voila!, a lovely and tender beef stew with virtually no work. The gravy was thick and tasty, but not overly salty and just right.
The technique on these makes so much sense. I've had butter clump up for other recipes and wondered if it would work out okay. In this one, that's what you want to happen. The result is a soft and amazing biscuit you'll want more of. I used a drinking glass to cut out mine, and I think it was just shy of 2" in diameter. I managed to get 12 pleasantly plump biscuits out of the dough. (They ended up being roughly the same size as the frozen biscuit dough you buy at the store.)
When I say the biscuits are good, I'm not even kidding. Everyone at the table gave up dessert to have another one, and you know how we feel about dessert at this house. I'm having trouble not sneaking over to the counter to have another one right now.
If you need a cozy meal come this winter, I can't recommend this combo enough. And by all means, do NOT wait until winter to make these biscuits.
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Andddd I don't know about passing up dessert for a biscuit lol. Well depending on the dessert. If you were tuned into my blog post about my favorite dessert, you know I wouldn't put anything over ice cream. Haha😅