Homemade Pumpkin Stew Food

PUMPKIN STEW

Steps:

• Heat 2 tablespoons oil in a large saucepan over medium-high heat. Place beef in the saucepan and cook until evenly brown. Mix in the water, potatoes, carrots, green bell pepper, garlic, onion, salt and pepper. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer approximately 2 hours.
• Dissolve the bouillon into the beef mixture. Stir in the tomatoes.
• Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C).
• Cut top off the pumpkin and remove seeds and pulp. Place the pumpkin in a heavy baking pan. Fill the pumpkin with the beef mixture. Brush outside of the pumpkin with remaining oil.
• Bake in the preheated oven 2 hours, or until tender. Serve the stew from the pumpkin, scraping out some of the pumpkin meat with each serving.

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.

HOMEMADE PUMPKIN STEW

Steps:

• In a large heavy pot add the olive oil, chopped shallot and sliced sausages cook on medium heat, stirring often until browned, about 3 minutes.
• Add the garlic, potatoes, carrots, pumpkin, vegetable stock, oregano, hot pepper flakes or pepper if using and rosemary/thyme bag. Stir to combine.
• Cover and bring to a boil, then remove cover and continue cooking on a slow boil for approximately 15 minutes, add the mushrooms. Continue to cook until veggies are tender. Taste for salt. Serve immediately. Enjoy!

PUMPKIN VEGETABLE STEW

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, combine all the ingredients. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 40-45 minutes or until the vegetables are tender.

PUMPKIN STEW (COOKED IN THE PUMPKIN)

Steps:

• Carve a hole in the top of the pumpkin; remove seeds and stringy inside, then set the pumpkin aside.
• Brown the meat in a Dutch oven, then add all the cut up vegetables, salt, pepper, and water. Let simmer 1 hour.
• Place pumpkin in shallow baking pan. Fill with the stew mixture. Brush the sides of the pumpkin with oil and cook on 350°F for 2 hours or until the pumpkin is tender. Serve.
• Be sure to get chunks of pumpkin in your stew as you serve it--this enhances the flavor.

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 6-8 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.

STEWED PUMPKIN

Steps:

• Heat a large heavy saucepan over medium heat and add the butter. Add the calabaza and garlic and cook for 1 minute, stirring once. Add the water, cover the pan, and reduce the heat to low. Cook for about 10 to 15 minutes more, or until the squash is only just tender, stirring the mixture occasionally so that it doesn't stick. Add the green onions, salt, pepper, and chile, and stir to mix. Cook uncovered for 3 to 5 minutes more. Serve warm.

HALLOWEEN PUMPKIN STEW

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Line a rimmed baking sheet with heavy duty aluminum foil.
• Wash the pumpkin and cut off the top at an angle to form a lid that won't fall through. Clean out and discard seeds and string.
• Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat. Cook and stir beef, oregano, salt, and pepper in the hot skillet until browned and crumbly, 5 to 7 minutes. Add onion, celery, and bell pepper; cook 3 minutes. Add mozzarella cheese, tomato sauce, water, corn, mushrooms, and instant rice. Stir well.
• Pour mixture from the skillet into the pumpkin and replace lid.
• Bake in the preheated oven for about 1 hour. When serving, scrape the insides of the pumpkin to get some of the soft flesh in each bowl.

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.

CHICKEN PUMPKIN STEW

Steps:

• Heat oil in large saucepan over medium-high heat. Add chicken; saute 4 minutes or until browned and remove to a plate.
• Reduce heat to medium and add onions, red pepper pieces, and garlic. Saute 4 minutes until softened.
• Add 1 1/2 cups broth, the tomatoes, paprika and salt.
• Bring to a boil; then add chicken, pumpkin and beans.
• Reduce heat, cover and simmer 12 minutes or until chicken and pumpkin are tender.
• Meanwhile stir remaining broth, the cornstarch and peanut butter in a bowl until smooth.
• Add to pot and stir until blended.
• Cook 2 minutes or until thickened. Enjoy!
• *Great with some nice crusty bread for dipping, yum :).

BEEF STEW IN A PUMPKIN

Steps:

• Scrub pumpkin well.
• Heat 3 tablespoons oil in 5 quart casserole over medium heat.
• Add beef in batches to brown on all sides.
• Warm brandy, ignite and pour over beef.
• Transfer meat to platter and set aside.
• In same casserole pot, combine oil, onion, green pepper and garlic, cooking over medium heat about 5 minutes, stirring frequently.
• Add stock and madeira and bring to boil.
• Scrape sides and return meat and juices to pot.
• Stir in tomatoes, salt, oregano, pepper, bay leaf, and cloves.
• Cover, reduce heat to low and cook 15 minutes.
• Add potatoes and cook 15 minutes more.
• Stir in zucchini and cook 10 minutes more.
• Add corn, apricots and prunes and cook another 5 minutes.
• Keep stew warm on low heat while preparing pumpkin.
• Preheat oven to 375 degrees Fahrenheit.
• Cut pumpkin about 3 or 4 inches from top to form a lid and do not remove stem!
• Scrape out seeds and string fibers from lid and base.
• Brush melted margarine inside pumpkin and sprinkle with sugar and cinnamon.
• Replace lid and bake pumpkin in roasting pan about 40 minutes.
• Pour juices from pumpkin into stew and stir well.
• Place stew into pumpkin and bake about 15 minutes longer.