Antidiuretic hormone, also called arginine vasopressin (AVP), is a hormone produced by the hypothalamus in the brain and stored in the posterior pituitary gland at the base of the brain. ADH helps regulate water balance in the body.
Stew meat is typically cut into 3/4 inch to 1 1/2 inch cubes and cooked with vegetables, such as potatoes, carrots, celery and onions cut into similar sizes. You can purchase the meat precut and packaged for convenience or buy a roast and cut it yourself. Precut stew beef is usually more expensive per pound than roasts.
How do you cook a beef stew? To serve around six people (it isn't worth making a smaller quantity of stew), start by buying about 1kg (2lb) of fairly lean beef. Buy it ready-cubed, or cut it yourself intoâ¦ largish bite-sized cubes. Pour some olive oil into a large pan and turn the heat to medium-high.