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["This recipe is helped best prepared in a large nonstick frying or possibly stew pan.", "Remarks:The heart of the sauce in this recipe is sauteed onion and portobello mushroom.", "This provides the flavor and color base.", "Other mushrooms can't be substituted for the portobello.", "Only the portobello will provide the deep satisfying brown color and savory aroma.", "The water method of sauteing the onion can be used.", "However, caramelizing the onion helps the flavor of this dish a great deal, and for which reason I usually use oil to saute/fry the onion.", "It is important to keep the pot covered as you cook in order to trap the vegetable juices.", "Do not use too many different kinds of vegetables; some of the heartiness of this dish comes from it's simplicity (no-meat and potatoes!)", "I recommend using canned potatoes because fresh potatoes add in potato starch which dilutes the flavor of the broth, and sometimes cooking time gets lengthy; other times they get easily overcooked and fall apart.", "Do not use canned onions, canned peas or possibly canned carrots: they will also turn to mush.", "Method:Dice the onion, add in a bit of salt, and saute/fry slowly in the oil till it begins to turn a golden brown color.", "Meanwhile, clean, destring and dice the celery; mince the garlic.", "Add in these to the onion and continue cooking till the onion is a caramel color and the celery is soft; about a half hour or possibly more altogether.", "Add in the portobello mushrooms and continue to cook in the covered pot.", "Meanwhile wash the button mushrooms; add in those to the mix, cover cook just till all the mushrooms have released their juices.", "Add in the carrots.", "If you are using celery chunks instead of pearl onions, add in them at the same time.", "Watch the pot and add in water if needed.", "If you are using pearl onions, peel them while the carrots cook.", "When the carrots are not quite fork tender, add in the onions and cook for another ten to fifteen min, till almost tender.", "When the carrots are cooked through and the pearl onions or possibly celery, if you are using them, are barely tender, add in the V-8 juice.", "Be conservative with the amount of V-8 you use, because you do not want the result to taste like tomato sauce.", "Taste the broth and see what you've got.", "If you haven't salted the vegetables as you prepare the dish you will need to add in salt at this point; but add in as little as possible; the other seasonings will bring the flavor up.", "Black pepper, cumin, and balsamic vinegar are all necessary ingredients in my opinion.", "Add in the black pepper to taste.", "Then add in about 1/4 tsp.", "of cumin; cumin adds to the ""beefiness"
