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.
Jupiterimages/Comstock/Getty Images. Stewing is a long, slow, moist cooking process similar to braising. It is typically used to tenderize tough cuts of meat, usually beef, pork, bison or buffalo. Stew recipes normally call for more liquid than braising ones and the final dish is conventionally thicker than soup.