Miss Oslo’s Beef Stew + cheddar thyme biscuits

I get my insane love of beef from my great grandmama- Miss Oslo. She still makes the best roast beef hands down. I still remember that she would marinate her beef for the Sunday roast on Saturday night. She would trim the beef herself because no matter how meticulous the butcher was she would need to fix something. That is my great grandma for you. She is the best. I spoke with her yesterday and told her that I would share her recipe with you guys- her only request was keep it spicy.   Let’s talk beef for a minute. I find that when ever I make any low cooked beef dish I gravitate to the chuck roast. The leaner pieces of meat are tempting however, most of the flavor in beef is found in the marbling of fat. Don’t be scared of that. This dish only comes around a few times per year (totally fibbing). But trust me when I say—- get the chuck roast. It is flavorful. Have you ever had a beef stew that was bland and the beef taste like an after thought? I have that is why I’m a beef snob. I rarely eat beef stew from anyone other than my great grandmama. Her beef stew is just that LEGIT y’all. ???    

  Now you could stop right he read dive right in. However, I want you to engage in a trust exercise with me. Let top it with some cheddar thyme biscuits. SAY WHAT!??!! This is a beef stew and cheddar thyme biscuit recipe after all.  Don’t tell anyone but this butter is betta than any other butta! I don’t know why I did that. ??? I went crazy and used two kinds of cheddar. You can use regular cheddar but I like the color that the biscuit has with both.   This stew is rich, earthy and filling. I think I had a stroke of genius topping it with these cheddar and thyme biscuits.  Miss Oslo would always serve her stew over white rice—- which is insanely good. However a few years back I topped it with biscuits. It was a hit. See what happens is that the cheddar biscuits soke up the bubbling gravy. So you get the effect of biscuits and gravy ALONG  with this warm stew. It is a done deal. I can’t ask for more on this rainy over cast gray day.   This is the most important step in biscuit making…. About half way through the baking brush on some salted butter. Your taste buds will thank you.   And because there is always extra biscuits to be eaten. And to the victor goes the spoils…. And all that! Make this beef stew and cheddar thyme biscuit recipe today and make my great grandmama happy. Enjoy! ???