Alright, in goes the meat, and immediately after some more liquid for the actual stew. First, the absolutely necessary "vi ranci" (check out other cooking posts for info), and then some broth. Normally, I either make my own, or simply use water because I always make some seriously substantial bases for my stews. But today I'm using an artichoke and green asparagus broth that I recently found at my eco/bio/woke grocer that is just so damn good. Especially with anything that's got mushrooms, as in this case.