To start their Autumn 2 topic off with a bang, Year 6
took to the kitchens to rustle up a healthy and hearty stew!
Our topic is ‘Were the
Vikings Always Vicious and Victorious?’, and we began by making a meal that
would sustain a group of hungry Vikings as they made a journey by sea to a new
land.
Our stews contained lots of meat and vegetables, of the
sort that would have likely been available to the Vikings, and we also made a
vegetarian option. It is unlikely that there would have been vegetarian Vikings,
but there are a few in 6PM!
We enjoyed carefully peeling, slicing and dicing our
ingredients, while some of our groups made gravy. We added the gravy to the vegetables
and meat, and it was then time to pop the lot in the oven.
If you would like to have a go at making a healthy and
hearty stew, here are the recipes:
Meaty Viking Stew:
Ingredients:Oil GarlicOnionsCeleryCarrotsTurnip Bay leavesBacon BeefGravy powderWater
Method:- Put a splash of oil
into the large saucepan.- Chop the garlic and
add to the large saucepan.- Chop the onions and
add to the large saucepan.- Chop the celery and
add to the large saucepan.- Chop the bacon and add
to the large saucepan.- Simmer on a medium
heat so that the garlic, celery and onions soften and go golden brown, and the
bacon starts to cook.- Add the beef and cook
until it starts to brown.- Take the large
saucepan off the heat and put safely
to one side.
- Add the gravy powder
to the small saucepan.- Slowly mix a little
water into the gravy powder, and put it onto the hob, stirring continuously.- Gradually add all the
water, remembering to stir all the time (if you don’t, your gravy will be
lumpy!).- Peel and chop the
carrots and turnip. Put into the stew pot.- Add the bay leaves.
- Add the bacon, celery, onions and garlic to the stew pot.- Pour the gravy over the ingredients in the stew pot.
- Add the bacon, celery, onions and garlic to the stew pot.- Pour the gravy over the ingredients in the stew pot.
- Put into the oven at
200°.- Cook for half an hour
at least.
Veggie Viking Stew:
Ingredients:Oil GarlicOnionsCeleryCarrotsTurnip Bay leavesLeeksSweet potatoGravy powder – made from
Oxo cube and cornflourWater
Method:- Put a splash of oil
into the large saucepan.- Chop the garlic and
add to the large saucepan.- Chop the onions and
add to the large saucepan.- Chop the celery and
add to the large saucepan.- Chop the leeks and add
to the large saucepan.- Simmer on a medium
heat so that the garlic, celery and onions soften and go golden brown.- Take the large
saucepan off the heat and put safely
to one side.
- Add the Oxo cube to
the small saucepan.- Slowly mix a little
water into the Oxo cube, and put it onto the hob, stirring continuously.- Add a small amount of
cornflour, stirring continuously (if you don’t, your gravy will be lumpy!).- Gradually add all the
water, and as much cornflour as necessary – don’t add too much or your gravy,
and stew, will be too thick.
- Peel and chop the
carrots and turnip. Put into the stew pot.- Add the bay leaves.- Add the bacon, celery,
onions and garlic to the stew pot.- Pour the gravy over
the ingredients in the stew pot.- Put into the oven at
200°.- Cook for half an hour
at least.