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I've made this with venison as well as beef, and it is a keeper! I always a add few cloves of minced garlic and use small red potatoes and leave the skin. I rarely have tapioca on hand so I thicken with instant mashed potato flakes. It's a perfect, foolproof recipe that makes the house smell heavenly! <\/p>","reviewRating":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Rating","ratingValue":5,"worstRating":1,"bestRating":5}},{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Review","datePublished":"2014-02-01","author":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Person","name":"Dana Moore","givenName":"Dana","familyName":"Moore"},"reviewBody":"Made this stew but I omitted the celery and mushrooms; I added celery seeds instead. Also did not have any bay leaves and I thickened with flour. Turned out pretty good. My husband in a lineman and works out in very cold temps. Sent this with him for lunch a couple of days and he said it warmed him up on the inside. 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