Winters Night Stew Recipes

BEEF STEW WITH WINTER VEGETABLES RECIPE

Steps:

• Cut the beef into 1-inch cubes, trimming away excess fat and any gristle.
• In a plastic food storage bag large enough to hold all the meat with room to spare, combine the flour, salt and pepper.
• Add the meat to the bag and shake until all the beef cubes are coated with the flour mixture.
• In a large, heavy saucepan, heat the oil.
• Working in batches to prevent overcrowding, brown the beef cubes on all sides, removing from pan as browned.
• In the same saucepan, melt the butter.
• Add the onion, garlic and thyme leaves and saute, stirring frequently, until translucent.
• Add the wine to the pan and bring it to a boil, stirring and scraping with a wooden spoon to deglaze the pan deposits.
• Return the meat to the pan.
• Add the stock or broth, balsamic vinegar, and bay leaf.
• Cover, reduce the heat to maintain a bare simmer, and cook for 1 hour.
• On a cutting board, stack the sage leaves, roll them up lengthwise into a tight bundle, and, with a sharp knife, cut them crosswise into thin strips.
• Stir the sage, butternut squash, parsnips, carrots and tomatoes into the stew.
• Cover and continue simmering until the meat and vegetables are tender, about 20 minutes more.
• About 10 minutes before serving time, heat a large nonstick saute pan over medium-high heat.
• Add the pancetta or bacon and saute, stirring continuously, until it renders its fat and begins to brown.
• Add the mushrooms and saute until lightly browned, about 5 minutes.
• Remove the bay leaf from the stew.
• Stir in the mushrooms and pancetta or bacon.
• Taste the sauce and add more salt and pepper to taste if necessary.
• Ladle the stew into shallow soup bowls, garnish with parsley, and serve.

WINTER'S NIGHT STEW

Steps:

• In a skillet brown the meat, drain and crumble.
• In a large stew pot add water and seasoning blend and cook until just slightly tender. Add the red beans, white beans, chopped tomatoes, corn, salt, black pepper, red pepper, garlic and crumbled meat. Simmer for 45 minutes.
• Add the potatoes and simmer, covered, for an additional 20 minutes. Serve with cornbread. Enjoy!