The Steamer Basket in Your Dutch Oven Allows You to Cook Two Meals at the Same Time
By creating a two-course cooking environment, you will not only save oven space, but also save on cookware. To sauté meat and sauté stew, as well as steam some vegetables (or maybe dumplings?), You just need a steamer basket.
Similar to using the lid of a Dutch oven as a brazier , this strategy allows you to cook two delicious meals at the same time, even if you are working with a tiny oven. Simply place a steamer in a bowl, toss the vegetables, and let the steam from the stew do its job. Don’t have a steamer? You can also use skewers to make vegetable kebabs; just make sure the skewers are long enough to reach both sides of the Dutch oven.
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