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.
Print. A cut of beef or pork, which is prepared by browning the meat and then cooking the meat very slowly in a covered pot that contains a small amount of liquid. The level of the liquid is usually no higher than half way up the meat. If the liquid totally covers the meat, the cooking process is known as stewing.