Meat-and-potato dishes (5)

I believe the answer is:

stews

(Other definitions for stews that I've seen before include "Cooks slowly in liquid" , "Ragouts" , "Swelters" , "casseroles?" , "Dishes cooked by long simmering" .)

I've seen this clue in The Wall Street Journal.

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