Beef Stew From 1775

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  • @MatrixPlays
    @MatrixPlays Před rokem +5942

    It’s 3am, I have a flight at 10am and I’m watching how to make an 18th century stew.

  • @chainsawpanda2
    @chainsawpanda2 Před 2 lety +6143

    I would totally go to a 18th century "diner" run by the Townsend's.

    • @davidharris3028
      @davidharris3028 Před 2 lety +33

      @@louis8487 pretty sure they had a lot of spices too

    • @nffctrickett
      @nffctrickett Před 2 lety +21

      @@louis8487 lol england literally owned and took over half the world to steal their spices. Really don't understand the misconception that we british just have mayonnaise and milk to spice our food ffs

    • @gardensofthegods
      @gardensofthegods Před 2 lety +42

      @@louis8487 ? ... yes they did have access to spices .
      ... and check out that mushroom ketchup .

    • @frozerus
      @frozerus Před 2 lety +44

      @@louis8487 ur not wrong tho? England royalty preferred plain food. They didn’t use spices to preserve food bc they were showing off wealth! But the common folk would use spices!

    • @kailawes175
      @kailawes175 Před 2 lety +45

      @@louis8487 an odd comment to leave on a video where he made a beef stew flavored with beer, mushroom sauce, an onion stuffed with cloves, a bundle of sweet herbs and peppercorns.

  • @KarEllen
    @KarEllen Před rokem +650

    This actually looks like a near-perfect autumn dish. I would keep the artichoke away but the rest of the recipe looks very heart-warming.

    • @Whoisthatguy906
      @Whoisthatguy906 Před rokem +53

      Amazing in autumn, great in spring, pleasant in summer, and godlike in winter

    • @crimsondynamo615
      @crimsondynamo615 Před rokem +24

      @@Whoisthatguy906 warming and filling in the long winters

    • @ah5721
      @ah5721 Před rokem +1

      same !

    • @jaskajokunen3716
      @jaskajokunen3716 Před rokem +10

      I would take the eggs away since i get explosive diarrhea from boiled eggs.

    • @tylermech66
      @tylermech66 Před rokem +7

      The greatest thing about this dish is that it taught me how to put onion into it, without putting onion into it!

  • @Omgits7ito
    @Omgits7ito Před rokem +65

    Artichokes are so fascinating to me. I always wonder who was the person that discovered that after peeling away half the plant that there would be something delicious on the inside.

  • @xxgreenmanxxx
    @xxgreenmanxxx Před 2 lety +2871

    The idea of a time when information wasn't readily available, where you had to get loose recipes and such passed on to whoever to cook for themselves. No doubt making their own adjustments given that resources were limited and recipes left so much room for alterations is super fascinating. Some mother or sister or someone probably got this recipe from a book, or passed to them verbally, and then eventually made a whole new dish of independent thought because she had limited supplies or different tastes. It's really interesting to me.

    • @porc1429
      @porc1429 Před 2 lety +35

      never thought of that before. Thanks

    • @keircampbell9374
      @keircampbell9374 Před 2 lety +71

      Food is the universal language spoken differently by every individual, truly.

    • @duffman18
      @duffman18 Před 2 lety +26

      Isn't that how everyone still cooks, most of the time? That's the fun of cooking, to me. You can experiment and invent new things. A lot of them will go wrong, but a lot of them can go really really well and it's your own new thing you've invented. Stews and casseroles are the best for this. You can chuck in whatever you want, pretty much. Whatever meat you have left, whatever veg you have left. Just combine everything, and experiment with different seasonings and ingredients. Like for example when I make chili I usually add marmite, that's a very common thing to do, in the UK (and in some American restaurants where they understand how to use marmite so that everyone loves it). But a thing I do as well that I've never seen anyone else do, is to add gravy granules to the chili, towards the end. The proper British brown gravy, not the white gravy that Americans like. Just add that at the end to add a really big hit of beef and onion flavour, and it's gorgeous.
      Anything like that, any kind of stew, it's hard to go wrong really. Most things work well in a stew. Loads of traditional European fish stews only exist because they were invented by poor fishermen. At the end of the day, they kept everything they didn't manage to sell for themselves, and just chucked all of it into a pot and made a stew out of it. Like a bouillabaisse. A bouillabaisse is just a bunch of the most undesirable kinds of sea creatures, the creepiest or most disgusting looking ones, all the boniest most inconvenient sea creatures to eat, all cooked together in a way that makes them delicious. They're all the types of fish and other sea creatures that never sold well because they look disgusting. But the fishermen centuries ago didn't care about that, they just saw it as free food, and anything that didn't sell that day they could eat for themselves. So yeah they invented bouillabaisse from the cheapest most disgusting ingredients they had, and turned it into something wonderful. Today, bouillabaisse is really difficult to make well. You have to put the different types of sea creatures in in a certain order, and cook each one for a different overall length of time, and it has to he served in a certain exact way (e.g. you have to rub garlic onto thick slices of bread, and then spread rouille on them (rouille is a kind of mayonnaise) and then put the slices of bread in the soup, and you serve the soup/broth separately from all the fish and sea creatures, so you create the soup by cooking the fish and creatures in it, but then take all the fish out and serve them in a different plate to the soup). But for most of history, these steps didn't really matter. The fishermen weren't after culinary perfection, they were just after sustenance. It's amazing how many foods began because of this and these days are made to be incredibly delicious nevertheless.
      It's even better when you use a slow cooker. Slow cookers make everything go together well with each other. Just leave stuff to slowly cook over 8 hours, when you're at work, or perhaps overnight, and then you'll have the best stew or casserole ever. It doesn't really even matter that much what ingredients you use for it
      But maybe it's just me that's always experimenting with these kinds of things. That's what makes cooking fun. I don't get why someone would only ever follow a recipe, and never try anything else

    • @--Paws--
      @--Paws-- Před 2 lety +5

      I just notice that now, that's a very good point. I keep forgetting that some recipes were not the sole items of the dish but what were available when it was written.

    • @swedneck
      @swedneck Před 2 lety +6

      @@duffman18 a lot of people refuse to deviate even slightly from recipes, and just won't make a dish if they lack ingredients listed.

  • @RM---
    @RM--- Před 2 lety +3001

    Me: *has a paper due in 2 1/2 hours that I have yet to start*
    CZcams: How about some beef stew from 1775?

    • @Mouse_007
      @Mouse_007 Před 2 lety +11

      Ikr

    • @nolifestudios4328
      @nolifestudios4328 Před 2 lety +16

      Hey I ain't complaining

    • @Pynkfoxx_
      @Pynkfoxx_ Před 2 lety +5

      Me 😆😆

    • @deadandmoved
      @deadandmoved Před 2 lety +7

      What I did was have this playing in the background.

    • @zucchini3857
      @zucchini3857 Před 2 lety +4

      Hope you're resting up now man! This video honestly relaxed me and I hope it did the same for you :0)

  • @lexdemonica
    @lexdemonica Před rokem +45

    Artichokes are amazing marinated. But they always make me laugh. They are the vegetable equivalent of buying a car and throwing everything else away except for the steering wheel.

  • @townsends
    @townsends  Před 7 měsíci +44

    This beef stew recipe comes from the 18th century cook book "The Lady's Assistant" www.townsends.us/products/the-lady-s-assostamt-by-charlotte-mason-c-7327

  • @stephenmuller25
    @stephenmuller25 Před 2 lety +1484

    I remember being homeschooled and my late mom would show me videos like this. Now it seems like just a memory but thanks to people like you I can at least have some good memories to remember her by...

    • @suzyrottencrotch5132
      @suzyrottencrotch5132 Před 2 lety +38

      Awww that’s nice. Cheers to your mom today 🥂

    • @brennos99
      @brennos99 Před 2 lety +42

      Yeah, We created these types of memories in my daughter. My wife and I have homeschooled her and we have to submit a course list to the school district every year. Having a restaurant background we did a Home Ec "history of cooking" and used this channel as well as others. We also used his Egg Preservation, Potted Beef, Salt Pork, Hard Tack, and Pemmican with my daughter in a Home Ec "canning and preserving" course.

    • @miketabacco5436
      @miketabacco5436 Před 2 lety +21

      Word to the wise: get homeschooled and you end up eating tacos out of a briefcase.

    • @another8125
      @another8125 Před 2 lety +4

      oh my goodness losing someone that close to you must be so hard, especially if they homeschooled you and you spent all that time together, i think before i pop my clogs ill be sure to distance myself from everyone in case they miss me.

    • @xamzx9281
      @xamzx9281 Před 2 lety +6

      @@miketabacco5436 try to give your kids to schools in US and not get non human freaks out challenge (impossible)

  • @GStaxxx86
    @GStaxxx86 Před 2 lety +1224

    I was literally just thinking earlier this morning "i wonder when Townsends is going to upload a new video"
    And BAM!

    • @bocrillz2488
      @bocrillz2488 Před 2 lety +17

      I was figuratively just thinking later this afternoon " I wonder when G Staxx is going to make a comment on Townsends Video in which he says that he wonders when Townsends is going to upload a new video" and the Bam, there it is.

    • @GStaxxx86
      @GStaxxx86 Před 2 lety +12

      @@bocrillz2488 Your curiosity about me has me intrigued and also rather worried. Thanks for thinking about me at least!

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      @justinwebb8831 Před 2 lety +6

      Guys...your not gonna believe this but.......

    • @leagueaddict8357
      @leagueaddict8357 Před 2 lety +8

      @@justinwebb8831 You were thinking about all of these comments appearing under a comment by G Staxxx with the replies after included and exact timing?

    • @chloexianah3070
      @chloexianah3070 Před 2 lety +2

      Literally 🙄

  • @iScreamRules
    @iScreamRules Před rokem +31

    omg, just got recommended this, im in love with this guys kitchen from the first 3 seconds :o

  • @gillifish
    @gillifish Před rokem +129

    We are following along and the soup is simmering!!! We used a Belgium spiced beer with cloves in it, and it smells so DIVINE!!! It’s not what I was expecting but so far it looks like it’s going to be fantastic. We made bacon gravy too, and are working on the eggs now. I’ll update when we’re done!

    • @ZombieCleaner
      @ZombieCleaner Před rokem +5

      Well how was it?

    • @kapalin846
      @kapalin846 Před rokem +6

      u didnt update……..🙄

    • @EmiliaTanWho
      @EmiliaTanWho Před rokem +15

      @@kapalin846 they're not done yet

    • @kapalin846
      @kapalin846 Před rokem +16

      @@EmiliaTanWho ur right! cook ur soup for a month folks 🫡

    • @EmiliaTanWho
      @EmiliaTanWho Před rokem +10

      @@kapalin846 they’re just letting it simmer for a bit :^)

  • @julecaesara482
    @julecaesara482 Před 2 lety +707

    Me: Ah yes celery, onion, carrots - - - - - - artichokes???
    Townsends: We are being ~fancy~ today.

    • @Arbeedubya
      @Arbeedubya Před 2 lety +6

      How available were artichokes then?

    • @civlyzed
      @civlyzed Před 2 lety +8

      @@Arbeedubya I'd be surprised if they were readily available to all but the aristocrats, but I've been wrong before.

    • @Xehn0
      @Xehn0 Před 2 lety +6

      I mean at least where i am it's pretty hard to find them anything but canned. I can find them sometimes but it's not all the time

    • @Arbeedubya
      @Arbeedubya Před 2 lety +8

      @@civlyzed I'd imagine they were pretty "exotic" and thus rather pricey then.

    • @civlyzed
      @civlyzed Před 2 lety +5

      @@Arbeedubya I agree, kind of like a pineapple 🍍

  • @northernembersoutdoors1045
    @northernembersoutdoors1045 Před 2 lety +966

    Cant go wrong with beef stew, a timeless classic even if it was called Rump au Ragout, what a great find, thanks.

    • @whitedragon1204
      @whitedragon1204 Před 2 lety +35

      Timeless and cheep and healthy

    • @BlaBla-pf8mf
      @BlaBla-pf8mf Před 2 lety +44

      @@whitedragon1204 cheap for us. Beef was expensive in most times and places.

    • @bostonrailfan2427
      @bostonrailfan2427 Před 2 lety +22

      it was called that as it’s french in origin, the same dish also influenced Italian ragu as well

    • @bostonrailfan2427
      @bostonrailfan2427 Před 2 lety +12

      @@BlaBla-pf8mf hence why it caught on in England then: if you had a french chef you had money

    • @Getfuqqedfedboy
      @Getfuqqedfedboy Před 2 lety +29

      @@BlaBla-pf8mf sort of, beef stew doesn’t require more expensive beef cuts though and that’s the beauty of it. Can take a cheap cut of beef and cook it low and slow in bunch of savory juices and that crappy cut turns into pure magic. Specially if all day cooking it slowly. Most of the ingredients are also easily found on most farms without must fuss like onions and celery and carrots and most of the seasoning is from the cooking ina. Savory juice like mushroom ketchup back then and cheap beer..

  • @lowievanlierop1357
    @lowievanlierop1357 Před rokem +2

    Hey John,
    Just wanted to say your channel is amazing and inspiring and the recipes are great.
    The enthusiasm with which you bring them is infectious. Keep up the great work.

  • @1nkf4ng57
    @1nkf4ng57 Před rokem +16

    Fun fact: "catsup" in this period would refer to any number of flavoring pastes, from a fishy sardine based paste, to mash vegetables and seasoning. Tomatoe centric "ketchup" would be made by Heinz in 1876!

  • @BenjiSun
    @BenjiSun Před 2 lety +258

    if you mash those yolks it'll dissolve and make a semi-decent thickener at the end there, instead of just lumps of yolks in the stew... the stew looks really good though.

    • @debbralehrman5957
      @debbralehrman5957 Před 2 lety +26

      I was thinking the same thing when he said egg yoke. That is what I've heard of doing it broken down to make it richer gravy.

    • @5roundsrapid263
      @5roundsrapid263 Před 2 lety +18

      Egg yolk is still used as a thickener in sauces. It’s a good emulsifier.

    • @anon7631
      @anon7631 Před 2 lety +9

      Personally I'd rather keep the egg intact. I've never tried it in a beef stew like this, but I have topped a chicken curry/stew with them before to excellent result, and I expect it'd work really well with a thick beef stew as well.

    • @vigilantcosmicpenguin8721
      @vigilantcosmicpenguin8721 Před 2 lety +5

      Yeah, the texture would taste amazing with the stew.

    • @BenjiSun
      @BenjiSun Před 2 lety +8

      @@anon7631 yeah, i see them in my laksa or other soup noodles all the time, sometimes i'll eat it as is, sometimes i'll mash it up so the soup gets a bit thick with some grit, which is way better than some restaurants overthicken with corn starch which can get a bit goopy.

  • @lucidsoups
    @lucidsoups Před 2 lety +474

    when im hungover and need something wholesome to cleanse my soul, i watch townsends

    • @creatureofthenight852
      @creatureofthenight852 Před 2 lety +8

      Yes sir🍻👍

    • @rj6683
      @rj6683 Před 2 lety +20

      I got an idea, stop whatever you're doing that's making you hungover.

    • @gardensofthegods
      @gardensofthegods Před 2 lety +2

      Beautifully said and yes I agree with you .

    • @colinbanning9416
      @colinbanning9416 Před 2 lety +1

      Actually, beef stew does that too. It just sticks to you and protects your insides from all harm.

    • @Eireann.
      @Eireann. Před 2 lety +18

      @@rj6683 no

  • @anon4867
    @anon4867 Před rokem +15

    In these times of uncertain food prices it would be great to see food preserving techniques of days gone by. Awesome channel, I really need to get me some of that mushroom ketchup.

  • @Joefred77
    @Joefred77 Před rokem

    Thank you 😊 for the food videos from the past,
    I enjoy watching them

  • @egeesey72
    @egeesey72 Před 2 lety +402

    When life gives you Townsends, you make beef stew

  • @clairikus9743
    @clairikus9743 Před 2 lety +457

    I recently found this channel, and honestly there's a weird relaxed and calm feeling i get when i watch. Definitely gonna keep watching!

    • @GerackSerack
      @GerackSerack Před 2 lety +8

      There's a lot of videos to watch! There's even a zombie episode...

    • @lyra2112
      @lyra2112 Před 2 lety +19

      It's the nutmeg.

    • @bunnyslippers191
      @bunnyslippers191 Před 2 lety +13

      A lot of us have been depending on Townsends videos to help us have a moment of calm and peace during the last year and a half. Welcome to Townsends!

    • @TheDandyMann
      @TheDandyMann Před 2 lety +5

      @@bunnyslippers191 absolutely, it's also helped me in exploring cooking

    • @DeuceGenius
      @DeuceGenius Před 2 lety +3

      ya hes a calming guy

  • @torvidarlian567
    @torvidarlian567 Před rokem

    Really love this channel. Its great to explore all the different dishes. Totally amazed, and it looks great, presented by a most proffessional host!

  • @bushranizam4722
    @bushranizam4722 Před 10 měsíci

    U have such a postive vibe ..it shows in each of ur videos ..love it ..cant seem to stop watching ..it is honestly relaxing

  • @RobMacKendrick
    @RobMacKendrick Před 2 lety +788

    “When the first man crawled out of the slime and went to make his home on land, what he had for dinner that night was stew.” ― William Goldman, The Princess Bride

    • @readmore372
      @readmore372 Před 2 lety +47

      “The Lizardmen will share a clean water resource and fish, the Goblins will offer places to live, and our town will give them processed goods. And in return, the Orcs will contribute labor. All the races of the Great Forest of Jura will form an alliance and build a mutually cooperative relationship." ― Rimuru Tempest, Ruler of Monsters

    • @sniper1pk
      @sniper1pk Před 2 lety +10

      .....while watching Larry king live

    • @bulldaggerwatkins190
      @bulldaggerwatkins190 Před 2 lety +19

      @@lol-zp1ps Your mom did last night.

    • @RobMacKendrick
      @RobMacKendrick Před 2 lety +32

      @@lol-zp1ps Taxes are even older than stew.

    • @therealme6570
      @therealme6570 Před 2 lety +18

      @@sniper1pk The real question is: Which came first? The first human or Larry King?

  • @jasonhemphill6980
    @jasonhemphill6980 Před 2 lety +487

    You're such a lovely host. Your passion really comes through and although half of us may never cook this dish our day is brightened by your sheer presence.

  • @HershelStimsQuA
    @HershelStimsQuA Před rokem +2

    Absolutely fantastic, and by god, delicious! This is now one of my go-to holiday dishes.

  • @jonthomsen7433
    @jonthomsen7433 Před rokem +11

    I love this wholesome cooking. Because you know back in the day, besides the father generally everyone was involved with the cooking and it seems like the required work just to cook a meal is substantial

  • @fireborn
    @fireborn Před 2 lety +111

    When the “hmm” and nod happens, I know this is worth making.

  • @Bille994
    @Bille994 Před 2 lety +599

    When I make beef stew I always add a generous squeeze of lemon whilst sauteeing the shallots, and add them into the stewpot at the end with the juice. It's a recipe that's been passed down through our family and I've never come across anything similar before! This is so interesting to see. The use of lemon in our recipe makes me wonder just how many generations of the family have been making it in this way

    • @acidz0043
      @acidz0043 Před 2 lety +21

      ive never heard of lemon in beef stew until now, that’s very interesting to hear about your family’s recipe. we would always sear the floured beef, remove it, then add red wine to the pan, im definitely gonna try the lemon tho…

    • @rolyat
      @rolyat Před 2 lety +13

      That sounds super interesting! I use red wine vinegar and worcestershire, sometimes soy sauce. I'll give the lemons a try next time, I wonder if it would tenderize the beef even more.

    • @Meganec3810
      @Meganec3810 Před 2 lety +4

      That is so cool!

    • @ejcejc4113
      @ejcejc4113 Před rokem +1

      Oh I bet that's amazing

    • @ThaiLitzki
      @ThaiLitzki Před rokem +7

      It's wonderful, I'd say add a squice of lemon juice to almost everything will make the dish taste "richer" as the juice of acidic nature enriches all the other base flavours! Try it on everything! :)

  • @guntherthestickman
    @guntherthestickman Před rokem

    Saw this in my recommendations at 2am in the morning. Instantly fell in love with the channel

  • @thewiseguy3529
    @thewiseguy3529 Před rokem

    This is definitely one of the best things I've seen on the internet in a while! I am hypnotized 😵‍💫

  • @bobthetroll
    @bobthetroll Před 2 lety +911

    Technically the artichoke is not just like a giant thistle, it literally is a giant thistle.

    • @matasa7463
      @matasa7463 Před 2 lety +51

      Yup, just unopened, leave it alone and it flowers.
      Honestly the flesh on the petals are edible, so this was a bit of a waste.

    • @blackkakari
      @blackkakari Před 2 lety +80

      @My Dixie Wrecked Your opinion? Careful. That's a dangerous thing to have on the internet.

    • @moniquem783
      @moniquem783 Před 2 lety +62

      @My Dixie Wrecked oh, you’ve never had them stuffed the Italian way if you think that. I’m not really a fan of the hearts, but stuffed they’re amazing. Very time consuming. You cook them whole and then literally stuff breadcrumbs with Parmesan into each petal, but such a treat to eat. You pull off one petal then scrape the stuffing off with your teeth, which also scrapes the soft inside of the petal. Delicious. Great for sitting around the table catching up. It’s not exactly filling or quick, so you can graze away on them for ages. Definitely a once or twice a year dish, it’s too much work to do often, but it’s the kind of dish that’s memorable to all that eat it.

    • @Livingcooler
      @Livingcooler Před 2 lety +22

      @My Dixie Wrecked that is why i would recommend jerusalem artichokes. They taste like an artichoke, but they are just a roughly shaped potato. You just peel it and boil it. They are great in soups and here in France we use them in stews and ragouts also.

    • @SLI1337
      @SLI1337 Před 2 lety +7

      @@moniquem783 We found out you can pressure cook (Instant Pot) the Italian style artichokes and they take a fraction of the time to cook.

  • @deathisfinetoo5272
    @deathisfinetoo5272 Před 2 lety +98

    Townsend videos always make me feel comfy somehow.

    • @dannilindsey742
      @dannilindsey742 Před 2 lety +4

      Agreed.. soothing in an old fashioned way 😁

    • @calebwindow1174
      @calebwindow1174 Před 2 lety +2

      same :)

    • @jeffreycoulter4095
      @jeffreycoulter4095 Před 2 lety +1

      I'm hungry

    • @jeffreycoulter4095
      @jeffreycoulter4095 Před 2 lety +2

      Can you add to the end of a cooking episode how in the 18th century, they would have fed the vegetable scraps to the chickens, pigs, goats, and cattle as a ration

  • @jimmyhvy2277
    @jimmyhvy2277 Před rokem +5

    Cold Winter's Day here in Australia , This sounds Wonderful ,
    i will add some Parsnip with mine tonight .

  • @markswarbrick8559
    @markswarbrick8559 Před 2 lety

    I love the amount of detail you do!

  • @melaniesmith1313
    @melaniesmith1313 Před 2 lety +265

    I was enjoying this video immensely, then I saw something that was the icing on the cake. My daughter is big fan of this channel. It has been the source of many a birthday and Christmas gift. As John was preparing the dish, I saw over his shoulder the same lantern I'd given my daughter this past Christmas. It lights her writing desk area, making it cozy warm looking. Great channel, great recipes, great historical lessons.

    • @dfomeerlo
      @dfomeerlo Před 2 lety +3

      Oh

    • @HELLO-os7we
      @HELLO-os7we Před 2 lety

      LOL

    • @duffman18
      @duffman18 Před 2 lety +2

      How come Americans use the term "icing on the cake". But yet they call the stuff you put on the outside of a cake "frosting"? Surely an American should say "that's the frosting on the cake"? In the UK we call it icing, not frosting, and so it makes sense to say icing in the cake.

    • @banditpsycho3573
      @banditpsycho3573 Před 2 lety

      How did you get her to behave so well?

    • @another183
      @another183 Před 2 lety +6

      @@duffman18 no the icing is diffrent from frosting over here bud. Not quite sure how your confused. The frosting covers the cake. Icing is descriptive or for nice design or symbols

  • @TheCalisthenicKing
    @TheCalisthenicKing Před 2 lety +223

    Always a good day when Townsends posts.

  • @brigidscullion8783
    @brigidscullion8783 Před rokem +28

    I love that this series shows such respect to our ancestors. Their way of life has insured ours.

  • @tgoff1312
    @tgoff1312 Před rokem +3

    Freaking love this guy's content! He is the Bob Ross of cooking shows! I can watch three hours of this show at a time and not even feel the time pass.

  • @poopoop331
    @poopoop331 Před 2 lety +168

    The camera work seems way more artistic in this! Good job! Its be awesome seeing production get better and better over these past years while retaining the same vibe. It would be cool to see recipes from 18th century canada since it had english and french influence.

    • @townsends
      @townsends  Před 2 lety +33

      Thank you!

    • @feralbluee
      @feralbluee Před 2 lety +1

      i’d love to see a bit of that. French cooking is the best. :)

    • @ASCUMBAGWh0re
      @ASCUMBAGWh0re Před rokem

      @@feralbluee u don't know that

    • @feralbluee
      @feralbluee Před rokem

      @@ASCUMBAGWh0re like - WHAT?! 🙄

    • @ASCUMBAGWh0re
      @ASCUMBAGWh0re Před rokem

      @@feralbluee Don't you ever unrespect me

  • @brennanperry8001
    @brennanperry8001 Před 2 lety +37

    I don't personally believe in the notion "it you love your job you never work a day in your life" but the pure unbridled joy he brings to every video almost makes me rethink that.

    • @barnabydodd8956
      @barnabydodd8956 Před 2 lety

      What do you mean you don’t believe it? What’s there to believe? If it’s something you’d spend your days doing just for fun whether you had a job or not, you’re not really “working” just because you’re getting paid to do it. You’d do it for free every day just for fun because you love it.

    • @brennanperry8001
      @brennanperry8001 Před 2 lety +1

      @@barnabydodd8956 well I think that if you're doing something for fun, then you decide when you start and stop and whatnot, but if you're doing something for a job then you have to start at a certain time, and keep going whether you want to or not. It may not feel like work when you start, but eventually the days where you do your job out of obligation outnumber the ones where you do it out of passion. Just don't mix business and pleasure, you know?

  • @alexanderaugustus
    @alexanderaugustus Před rokem

    This sounds pretty interesting! Thank you for the enthusiastic vid :D

  • @frozeneye100
    @frozeneye100 Před rokem +1

    Now those blokes knew how to cook. Nicely done on the video too. It is so relaxing to watch but makes me hungry! Very well executed

  • @tankolad
    @tankolad Před 2 lety +92

    Boy, that's a *rich* stew, and it's a cold night where I am. Worst time to watch a video about beef stews :D

    • @tamlandipper29
      @tamlandipper29 Před 2 lety +10

      Where the hell are you? Everywhere seems to be baking alive.

    • @simonh6371
      @simonh6371 Před 2 lety +16

      @@tamlandipper29 It's winter in the Southern Hemisphere

    • @terminator572
      @terminator572 Před 2 lety +6

      God I wish I had a cold night

    • @tamlandipper29
      @tamlandipper29 Před 2 lety +5

      @@simonh6371 D'oh!

  • @delorissamuelson6988
    @delorissamuelson6988 Před 2 lety +745

    Never met a beef stew and said, " ugh not another beef stew".
    Love the stuff!! May have to get off my lazy butt and give this one a try😋

    • @pseudonayme7717
      @pseudonayme7717 Před 2 lety +4

      Hehe, it does look tasty. I can't help wondering how a beef stew with no wine in it tastes though🤔Every beef stew I ever tasted had a good slosh of red in it😄

    • @Jonas-xl4wg
      @Jonas-xl4wg Před 2 lety +7

      @@pseudonayme7717 well this one has beer, and i can definitely imagine the beer adds some interesting flavor

    • @starcrysis23
      @starcrysis23 Před 2 lety +2

      I hate beef stew lol

    • @retroguy9494
      @retroguy9494 Před 2 lety +3

      @@pseudonayme7717 My mother and grandmother NEVER used wine in their stew and it tasted amazing. One does not always need spirits in food to make it taste good!

    • @Lubin-md4ml
      @Lubin-md4ml Před 2 lety +5

      @@retroguy9494 Wine is not a spirit and wine does enhance the beef flavour very well. If I have a bottle of red wine in my disposal, I will always crack it open and drink it whenever I eat a delicious beef stew, or just a yummy steak😋🍷

  • @echosayu606
    @echosayu606 Před 10 měsíci

    These recipe videos bring me so much joy and inspiration

  • @broadsk8tr
    @broadsk8tr Před rokem

    this is ooh so relaxing, i just got off from work. straight watching this

  • @mysteriousyoungman
    @mysteriousyoungman Před 2 lety +144

    Have you ever thought of doing your own cookbook? Having an 18th century recipe, giving a little background on it and how to cook it traditionally, but then having the directions on how to cook it using a 21st century kitchen. Just a thought, I think it would be awesome!

    • @gardensofthegods
      @gardensofthegods Před 2 lety +9

      I could have sworn he has already put out a cookbook ... ?
      Maybe I'm mistaken but if he has not yet that would certainly be a big bestseller

    • @TheWindmillionaire
      @TheWindmillionaire Před 2 lety

      Nah fam I want that hearth😂

    • @retroguy9494
      @retroguy9494 Před 2 lety

      This recipe very easily translates into a 21st century kitchen. They still make Dutch ovens. Either the modern ones (which I have) or you can still get the cast iron ones from Lodge (they sell both the ones with the feet for cooking over fire as well as flat bottomed ones for a stove). First you brown the meat. The, after adding the other ingredients, you simmer it for an hour. Simmering IS simmering whether you use a fire or a gas or electric or induction stove. Its just a very slight boil. In fact, I think simmering would be harder over an open fire than it would a modern stove.
      The only thing I want to know is where he got the "good gravy" from? No jarred or canned gravy or power mix back then. So where did it come from to put in the stew?

  • @AlasdairGR
    @AlasdairGR Před 2 lety +179

    5:19 “Ain’t a stew without celery” -Babish

  • @deslocc124
    @deslocc124 Před rokem

    Thanks John... Continued Good Health Sir.. to you and all who help with your research and production.. God Bless..

  • @monsignorerasmus.6441
    @monsignorerasmus.6441 Před 2 lety

    I enjoy your show immensely.
    I particularly enjoy the music.

  • @leecoffill8425
    @leecoffill8425 Před 2 lety +87

    oh man, I love this guy! He's so genuine, and clearly puts a lot of love into his culinary reenactments

  • @r.l.1891
    @r.l.1891 Před 2 lety +617

    Key to using artichoke: throw most of it away 😅

    • @melissasaint3283
      @melissasaint3283 Před 2 lety +23

      So true! Like crab

    • @mikealaniz7236
      @mikealaniz7236 Před 2 lety +98

      Crab shell is good for seafood soup stock

    • @puzzlefactory1759
      @puzzlefactory1759 Před 2 lety +12

      @@mikealaniz7236 be quiet

    • @Shiesty6969
      @Shiesty6969 Před 2 lety +71

      you can eat the whole artichoke leaf by leaf. each leaf has a chunk of the "meat" on the bottom and you just take it off with yo teeth. it was the only way i ate artichoke for a long portion of my life. at the end u get to enjoy the heart of it

    • @PaulDixon25
      @PaulDixon25 Před 2 lety +41

      @@Shiesty6969 especially dipping the bottoms of the leaves in a little melted butter first. So good.

  • @bad_vibes_
    @bad_vibes_ Před rokem

    I always really enjoy your videos!!
    loving the moustache bts I got one myself

  • @coolazguy15
    @coolazguy15 Před rokem

    I love this Channel. Very relaxing and great ideas

  • @troyc4250
    @troyc4250 Před 2 lety +10

    How can you not relax when watching this channel? History, cooking and a chilled vibe. This could be a show you watch on public television on Saturday afternoons. This is so well done.

  • @taylorp.2872
    @taylorp.2872 Před 2 lety +94

    the method with the onion and the cloves is still used today called "Piquet" in the classic French culinary term, very useful!

    • @fionapaterson-wiebe3108
      @fionapaterson-wiebe3108 Před 2 lety +4

      I know it as a cloute, (studded). The way I learned is to make a cut in the side to insert bay leaf as well. That was a lot of cloves.

    • @mamietasins6354
      @mamietasins6354 Před 2 lety

      Cannot find the description!

    • @baydendora4857
      @baydendora4857 Před 2 lety +1

      doesn't adding loose peppercorns defeat the purpose?

    • @lepersquall
      @lepersquall Před 2 lety +1

      @@baydendora4857 biting into a peppercorn thats been stewed in a sauce wont be nearly as bad as biting into a full clove. also, blame old french chefs.

    • @teddyrox3790
      @teddyrox3790 Před 2 lety

      @@baydendora4857 RIGHT! ....I noticed that, and was like 🤦‍♂️.....🤙

  • @siphonophores
    @siphonophores Před rokem +1

    Man, that stew looks so good! I can imagine myself going home after a hard day's work on a cold season and taking a good bowl of that.

  • @thecunnting
    @thecunnting Před 2 lety +18

    I can't tell you how excited I get to watch these videos.

  • @iratevagabond204
    @iratevagabond204 Před 2 lety +64

    My maternal grandmother, who is of dutch origin, used to make a beef stew, with meatballs. Interesting thing is, she also used cooked egg yolks. Also, she would cook brussel sprouts in the oven, then throw them in the pot.

    • @scarabin
      @scarabin Před 2 lety +7

      the egg yolks were a garnish like this or were they stirred in and incorporated?

    • @iratevagabond204
      @iratevagabond204 Před 2 lety +12

      @@scarabin They were inside. Leftovers the next day felt even heartier because the potatoes and egg yolk would break down some, and make it creamier.

    • @saltyspirateden
      @saltyspirateden Před 2 lety +24

      My great gramma did the same, it was the only way I ever liked brussel sprouts, sadly, she passed in 1968 at the age of 102, she had walked to California from Kentucky as a child. USA history is fascinating

    • @merindymorgenson3184
      @merindymorgenson3184 Před 2 lety +8

      Ooooh! Brussels sprouts. I’d never have thought of that. I’ll have to try that sometime.

    • @iratevagabond204
      @iratevagabond204 Před 2 lety +4

      @@merindymorgenson3184 The brussel sprouts add a nice smokey flavor to the dish.

  • @rthorofthehillppl
    @rthorofthehillppl Před 11 měsíci

    Damn, that looks so good 🤤 Townsends and Tasting History are the best cooking history channels on CZcams

  • @donmega5202
    @donmega5202 Před rokem +1

    I find so much more love and attention is offered in the culinary arts than anywhere else. The end result is a perfect dish, never a failure, thus being an artform where you truly do endeavor to do the very best you can for your customer. At least for those that respect the art, there are no shortcuts or half-assery.
    You know for a fact she was hogging those egg whites.

  • @boxmike87
    @boxmike87 Před 2 lety +14

    Your videos have brought me so much joy. Learning about history, and the way things were prepared historically, just makes me happy. You are a great man for doing this.

  • @jasoncooper4737
    @jasoncooper4737 Před 2 lety +35

    You, sir, have been the most wholesome youtube experience my family has ever had. You've taught my children some old tricks my grandparents didn't have enough time to teach me. I cannot thank you enough, please keep up your work!

  • @Wolfgang1782
    @Wolfgang1782 Před rokem

    What a lovely pleasant manner this man has. The setting and music are also tastefully chosen.

  • @cortexvortex3005
    @cortexvortex3005 Před 2 lety +10

    This channel has slowly become one of my favorites on youtube, alongside the channel Tasting History, keep up the amazing work!

  • @SarahsAtticOfTreasures
    @SarahsAtticOfTreasures Před 2 lety +169

    i have never heard of adding artichokes. The egg surprised me as well.

    • @jobabatay9447
      @jobabatay9447 Před 2 lety +9

      You must try it! You canalso try macaronni soup or arroz caldo with hard boiled egg I guarantee you its the best specially in cold weather

    • @SarahsAtticOfTreasures
      @SarahsAtticOfTreasures Před 2 lety +6

      @@jobabatay9447 I live in Florida so I can't save it for cooler weather. Lol
      I love trying new things. Have a great rest of the week.

    • @SarahsAtticOfTreasures
      @SarahsAtticOfTreasures Před 2 lety +5

      @@jobabatay9447 The macaroni soup with egg sounds great. I'll look up the arroz caldo. Thank you for the great tips. I really appreciate it.

    • @jobabatay9447
      @jobabatay9447 Před 2 lety +6

      @@SarahsAtticOfTreasures No problem! Im literally excited for you to try those! Last month it was too rainy here in the Philippines, you know, when its rainy its also cold so we decided to eat what I suggested you. The feeling was like drinking coffee/warm chocolate on a cold weather. Its comforting .

    • @SarahsAtticOfTreasures
      @SarahsAtticOfTreasures Před 2 lety +3

      @Bloodbank I know. I love eating onions in the stew. Not full of cloves though!!!!!

  • @ddawgz4462
    @ddawgz4462 Před rokem

    This is the first time I've seen Townsend's videos. It's really interesting. Thank you once again, CZcams algorithm!!

  • @user-yv9my9ux6c
    @user-yv9my9ux6c Před 4 měsíci +2

    Keep cooking pal never stop we need good people like you

  • @agoogleaccount2861
    @agoogleaccount2861 Před 2 lety +105

    Looks great.. everyone that grows artichokes knows the stem is like the core and popular as a stew ingredient you slice it into coins like broccoli stems .. Turns dark green when done. Im Suprised there's no mustard seed in it

    • @cecilyerker
      @cecilyerker Před 2 lety +14

      Beef and mustard just go together

    • @RaspK
      @RaspK Před 2 lety +1

      Artichoke stems are my favourite part; you can even eat it raw and it's delicious, but it turns your tongue a dark blue!

    • @agoogleaccount2861
      @agoogleaccount2861 Před 2 lety +1

      @@RaspK some people find raw artichoke bitter .i like to boil in water drain it and serve w melted butter

    • @Muscleduck
      @Muscleduck Před 2 lety

      We add a sandwich with mustard to our stew. The bread thickens the stew too.

    • @agoogleaccount2861
      @agoogleaccount2861 Před 2 lety +1

      @@Muscleduck i prefer stale french baguette bread if available w stew

  • @TheOmega099
    @TheOmega099 Před 2 lety +7

    These videos are so wholesome you can't help but enjoy this little look into history.

  • @MRResendez559
    @MRResendez559 Před 2 lety

    Dam the algorithm really bought me back here. Love the vids I’ll see ya in about 6 months

  • @LostInSpace175
    @LostInSpace175 Před rokem +1

    oh my goodness that looks devine!! that egg yoke on top really makes it!!

  • @BlazeOfGlory2003
    @BlazeOfGlory2003 Před 2 lety +22

    Here in Hungary we cook this every time we make a stew, except we add pepper and tomato to make it a little bit more soupy

    • @marktwaine9344
      @marktwaine9344 Před 2 lety +2

      throw in raw mushrooms and it's called 'Hunter's Stew'....

  • @jjgii1747
    @jjgii1747 Před 2 lety +3

    Always looking forward to another new edition from Townsends. Luv ya buddy!

  • @watchazyatube
    @watchazyatube Před 2 lety

    Bruh,
    This channel is SO AMAZING! I can’t believe I stumbled on it! The great algorithm

  • @mynorgarcia1578
    @mynorgarcia1578 Před 11 měsíci

    Love watching this channel 💯 that stew looks really good 👍

  • @mollymollie6048
    @mollymollie6048 Před 2 lety +12

    I was a picky eater, but still loved whenever my Mom bought an artichoke and served it for dinner. She would either boil it or steam it, not sure when she got her steamer, and then serve it whole. Each of us had a bowl of melted butter and honey, and would pull off the leaves, dip them in the butter and honey, and, well, scrape off the flesh that existed at the bottom of the leaf with our teeth. So delicious! Always a special treat. When the leaves were gone, my Dad would cut off the « thistle » part (my mother thought it was poisonous, I have no idea) and cut up the artichoke heart into cubes, and then we would all enjoy those in the butter and honey. Such good memories (this was the 70s). When I saw you cut off the top of the artichoke, I thought, « oh no, those leaves taste so good dipped in honey and butter. ». Lol. I can’t imagine artichoke in a beef stew…but, why not?!

    • @roymarshall_
      @roymarshall_ Před 9 měsíci +1

      We did that in my household too, but with mayonnaise instead of butter and honey

    • @kw2519
      @kw2519 Před 9 měsíci

      @@roymarshall_Mayo is where it’s at

  • @Dillon6479
    @Dillon6479 Před 2 lety +6

    Watching these videos genuinely gives me feelings of safety. Absolutely beautiful content, John.

  • @wachuwannado9250
    @wachuwannado9250 Před rokem

    What a wholesome video, I genuinely enjoyed it

  • @ElijahRuelas
    @ElijahRuelas Před 5 měsíci

    It’s December 2nd. 11:55pm. Saturday. I saw the Townsends Baked Onion and am now baking two onions while watching a Townsends marathon. When the onions are ready I will add salt and grass fed butter.

  • @jasoncarr5379
    @jasoncarr5379 Před 2 lety +46

    I wish I could smell that looks good.

  • @AdditionalAndrew5916
    @AdditionalAndrew5916 Před 2 lety +55

    Watching this made my stomach rumble. I'd love to try to make it myself some time.
    I love that you demonstrate early cooking techniques. You're not just making food to eat, but you're definitely recreating a flavor from another era. I can relate to that in a sense. Every year my family and close friends host a powwow. It's intertribal, meaning we welcome everyone to to come no matter their religion and spirituality, bloodline, age, and status. We gather traditional dancer in regalia, a drum group, vendors with Native American crafts and foods. For the event our group prepares 2 traditionally made Native American recipes including fry bread and corn soup. Though we heat cook them with modern means we try to keep the ingredients as authentic as possible. Our fry bread is a simple flour and water based dough, cooked by deep frying it in fat, and people just can't get enough of it. But our signature dish of the powwow is corn soup. Corn was highly valued by my native ancestors and our preferred way to eat it is in the soup we eat today. We'd make the base from a turkey broth prepared by simmering a full turkey, bones and flesh, in a pot. We'd add white hominy and navy bean we soaked overnight to get soft and tender, salt to taste, and we'd have a traditional soup the masses would goble up. The event and our soup is something were really proud of.

  • @acemurasaki2166
    @acemurasaki2166 Před rokem

    Gotta say the thumbnail on this really dragged me in so much XD what a masterpiece

  • @gingergreek
    @gingergreek Před rokem +8

    Here's a tip. Either boil the eggs in the stew or if boiled seperate, peel and add whole in the stew and save them for breakfast. You get a great flavour on the egg white

  • @Incubansoul
    @Incubansoul Před 2 lety +16

    I really need to stop watching these videos when I'm hungry.

  • @jekyllhiding
    @jekyllhiding Před 2 lety +38

    I absolutely love how lemon compliments other flavors, and I love clove-with-beef I'm so curious about this

    • @emanonfox1709
      @emanonfox1709 Před 2 lety +3

      for that size pot, it should have been maybe 2 cloves in the onion, it's supposed to be subtle

  • @aannjjoouu
    @aannjjoouu Před rokem

    omg i love this channel already

  • @MiniMadd03
    @MiniMadd03 Před rokem

    I have never seen this channel before. It just appeared and it is awesome

  • @mattshu
    @mattshu Před 2 lety +8

    I haven’t been paying attention at how much this channel has grown in popularity over the last few years. You definitely deserve it

  • @maiavanwaes7590
    @maiavanwaes7590 Před 2 lety +44

    Oh this is most definitly a recipe coming from either north france or south belgium. Beef, celery, carotts, onions, artichokes, mushrooms, cloves, and beer, the only place where we speak french and have all of those in the garden is here in the colder regions where we love ragout. Everything is so typical except the lemon 😃 loved it and will try it !

    • @kanethompson708
      @kanethompson708 Před 2 lety +1

      ☺🖐

    • @joeblow8379
      @joeblow8379 Před 2 lety +2

      It probably originated there, you’re right. But I think the recipe itself is from colonial America I believe. I could be wrong

    • @maiavanwaes7590
      @maiavanwaes7590 Před 2 lety

      @@joeblow8379 It is really my feeling, this recipe just looks like my childhood so much I can almost smell it through the screen 😂 and it would actually be perfect to eat now, or at least at the begining of autumn, before the first cold and the rainy season. Our first snow was this morning so last month would have been the typical moment to eat ragout with those specific ingredients!

  • @Sssilk84
    @Sssilk84 Před rokem +1

    I was so confused with the thumbnail haha. Didn't even think it was an egg yoke. Great video btw 👍🏾

  • @SHIFTxVIRAL
    @SHIFTxVIRAL Před rokem

    Had to revisit a fav been watching for years now never gets old :)❤

  • @brettrichardson7924
    @brettrichardson7924 Před 2 lety +4

    The only kind of beef Townsend uploads, always love your videos.

  • @SanguiphiliaTV
    @SanguiphiliaTV Před 2 lety +19

    This looks so good! I really like the addition of the artichoke and egg yolk, I'm sure it makes each bite even creamier.

  • @Averlande
    @Averlande Před rokem

    I made this the other night and aside from my mistakes(poor cut of meat, too much water) this was so good! Such a delicious and flavorful complex broth, that lemon peel and clove are truly something!

  • @dougwatt6303
    @dougwatt6303 Před rokem

    Awesome as usual! Thanks!

  • @TomaszSliwowski
    @TomaszSliwowski Před 2 lety +174

    The stew looks pretty delicious. Side question, how comfortable is wearing period clothing like you're doing? Would someone from the 18th century be comfortable wearing all those layers in July?

    • @minniegisela4680
      @minniegisela4680 Před 2 lety +27

      Maybe it wasn't as hot as it is now

    • @strangerthings88
      @strangerthings88 Před 2 lety +9

      @@lenabreijer1311 he literally cooked everything so how is that not manual labor lol

    • @shitboxoffroad
      @shitboxoffroad Před 2 lety +31

      @@austral2534 lolol the heat waves back then were worse then they are now

    • @zekiah2
      @zekiah2 Před 2 lety +27

      @@austral2534 3° may be enough to melt the ice caps but it is not enough for a person to be unable to wear clothes
      You mouth breathing parrots are why nobody is taking climate science seriously
      You sound like those idiots who thought the large hadron collider was making black holes

    • @ghostlandered
      @ghostlandered Před 2 lety +6

      @@strangerthings88 i mean cooking isn't manual labor

  • @Stevie-steel
    @Stevie-steel Před 2 lety +4

    I just smile the whole way through these videos
    I envy the way they can throw themselves into the past at the nutmeg tavern. The earnest enthusiasm im so glad we have youtube so i can see these things from the otherside of the world and another time!