STEW

[noun] - (a type of) food consisting usually of meat or fish and vegetables cooked slowly in a small amount of liquidlamb/bean/fish stew [U]Would you like some more stew? [U]She prepared a hearty stew for dinner. [C]If someone is in a stew, they are in a difficult situation which causes them to feel anxious or upset. William is in a stew about/over the demand he received from the tax office.The minister's remarks have got the government into a real stew.Carol is in a stew (= is angry) because I forgot to do the shopping she asked me to do.