Mexicali Beef Stew In Pumpkin Shell Recipes

CAZUELA DE VACA (BEEF AND PUMPKIN STEW)

Steps:

• Cut the piece of beef into 6 large chunks (one per serving). Place the beef into a large saucepan; pour in the beef broth and water. Bring to a boil over high heat, then reduce heat to medium, cover, and simmer until nearly tender, 1 to 1 1/2 hours.
• Stir the polenta into the stew along with the potatoes and onion. Cover and simmer for 15 minutes. Cut the pumpkin into 6, serving-sized pieces, and add to the stew along with the corn, carrot, bell pepper, celery, and leek; simmer until the vegetables are tender, adding more water if needed to barely cover. Stir in the oregano and paprika during the last 5 minutes.
• Season to taste with salt and pepper. Ladle into serving bowls, and sprinkle with chopped cilantro.

PUMPKIN STEW

Steps:

• In a Dutch oven, brown meat in 2 tablespoons oil. Add water, potatoes, carrots, green pepper, garlic, onion, salt and pepper. Cover and simmer for 2 hours. Stir in bouillon and tomatoes. Wash pumpkin; cut a 6 to 8 in. circle around top stem. Remove top and set aside; discard seeds and loosen fibers from inside. , Place pumpkin in a shallow sturdy baking pan. Spoon stew into pumpkin and replace top. Brush outside of pumpkin with remaining oil. Bake at 325° for 2 hours or just until the pumpkin is tender (do not overbake). Serve stew from pumpkin, scooping out a little pumpkin with each serving.

PUMPKIN SHELL BEEF STEW

Steps:

• In a large pan suitable for stew, cook garlic, onion, and beef in oil until meat is browned. Add tomatoes, geeen pepper, sugar, apricots, beef broth, sweet potatoes, baking potatoes, and some salt and pepper.
• Cover and simmer 1 hour.
• Preheat oven to 325.
• Meanwhile, cut top off of pumpkin. Scoop out seeds and stringy membrane. Brush inside of pumpkin with butter and sprinkle with salt and pepper.
• Once the hour has passed, stir sherry and corn into stew and pour stew into pumpkin shell.
• Place pumpkin shell on baking sheet and bake 1 hour, or until pumpkin meat is tender.
• Place pumpkin in large serving bowl and ladle out stew, scooping out some of pumpkin with each stew serving.

BEEF STEW IN A PUMPKIN

Steps:

• In a Dutch oven, brown meat in 2 tablespoons oil.
• Add water, potatoes, carrots, green peppers, garlic, onion, salt, and pepper.
• Cover and simmer for 2 hours.
• Stir in bouillon and tomatoes.
• Wash pumpkin; cut a 6 to 8 inch circle around top stem.
• Remove top and set aside; discard seeds and loose fibers from inside.
• Place pumpkin in a shallow sturdy baking pan.
• Spoon stew into pumpkin and replace the top.
• Brush outside of pumpkin with remaining oil.
• Bake at 325 degrees for 2 hours or just until the pumpkin is tender (do not overbake).
• Serve stew from pumpkin, scooping out a little pumpkin with each serving.