Kielbasa Stew Food

KIELBASA SKILLET STEW

Steps:

• In a 12-in. skillet, cook bacon until crisp; remove to paper towel to drain. Cook sausage and onions in drippings over medium heat until onion is tender; drain. , Stir in remaining ingredients; bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 45 minutes or until vegetables are tender, stirring occasionally. Crumble bacon; sprinkle over stew.

KIELBASA STEW

Steps:

• In a large saucepan over medium heat, cook sausage in butter until brown. Pour broth, tomato soup and water into pan with sausage. Stir in cabbage, onion and bell pepper and season with salt and pepper. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat and simmer 45 minutes, or until flavors are well blended. Stir in sour cream and heat through before serving.

SAUSAGE-AND-VEGETABLE STEW

Steps:

• Heat the olive oil in a Dutch oven or heavy pot over medium heat. Add the onion and garlic; cook, stirring occasionally, until soft and glistening, about 6 minutes. Add the paprika and 1 teaspoon salt; cook until the oil turns deep red, about 1 minute. Add the flour and cook until just toasted, 30 more seconds. Immediately whisk in 4 cups water. Add the kielbasa, carrots, parsnips, potatoes and 1 1/2 teaspoons salt.
• Bring the soup to a boil, then reduce to a simmer; cover and cook until the vegetables are tender and the broth has thickened, about 20 minutes. Add the vinegar and season with pepper.
• Combine about half of the parsley with the sour cream in a small bowl and season with salt and pepper. Ladle the stew into bowls; top with the remaining parsley, a dollop of herbed sour cream and a sprinkle of paprika. Serve with bread.

HEARTY KIELBASA STEW

Steps:

• Heat butter in a Dutch oven, add kielbasa and brown lightly over medium high heat.
• Remove with a slotted spoon and set aside.
• Add carrots, celery and onion and cook over medium heat until softened.
• Add remaining ingredients and kielbasa, bring to a boil, reduce heat, cover and simmer 20 minutes or until vegetables are tender.

BIGOS (HUNTER'S STEW)

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Heat a large pot over medium heat. Add the bacon and kielbasa; cook and stir until the bacon has rendered its fat and sausage is lightly browned. Use a slotted spoon to remove the meat and transfer to a large casserole or Dutch oven.
• Coat the cubes of pork lightly with flour and fry them in the bacon drippings over medium-high heat until golden brown. Use a slotted spoon to transfer the pork to the casserole. Add the garlic, onion, carrots, fresh mushrooms, cabbage and sauerkraut. Reduce heat to medium; cook and stir until the carrots are soft, about 10 minutes. Do not let the vegetables brown.
• Deglaze the pan by pouring in the red wine and stirring to loosen all of the bits of food and flour that are stuck to the bottom. Season with the bay leaf, basil, marjoram, paprika, salt, pepper, caraway seeds and cayenne pepper; cook for 1 minute.
• Mix in the dried mushrooms, hot pepper sauce, Worcestershire sauce, beef stock, tomato paste and tomatoes. Heat through just until boiling. Pour the vegetables and all of the liquid into the casserole dish with the meat. Cover with a lid.
• Bake in the preheated oven for 2 1/2 to 3 hours, until meat is very tender.

SLOW COOKER KIELBASA STEW

Steps:

• Place half the sausage in a slow cooker, and top with the sauerkraut. Cover with the remaining sausage, apples, and onion. Top with the potatoes. Pour chicken broth over all, and sprinkle with caraway seeds.
• Cover, and cook on High 4 hours, or until potatoes are tender. Top each serving with Swiss cheese.

KIELBASA CABBAGE STEW

Steps:

• In a large saucepan or nonstick skillet, brown sausage over medium heat. Add the potatoes, cabbage, onion, broth, 1/2 cup water, sugar, caraway seeds and pepper. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 15-18 minutes or until potatoes are tender, stirring occasionally., Add beans and cider vinegar; cover and simmer 5-10 minutes longer. Combine flour and remaining water until smooth; stir into stew. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened.

KIELBASA STEW 'AKA' SAUSAGE STEW

Steps:

• In a 5 quart pot, start bringing 2 qaurt of water to a boil over Med/High heat. Add butter/margarine.
• Add cut potatoes. (They take the longest to cook.) Let them boil a minute or two.
• Add broccoli and stir.
• While waiting for a boil, I cut the onion and Kielbasa, then add.(You can cut the Kielbasa more 'bite size', we just like the big circles:).
• Check potatoes for tenderness. Do not over boil. If potatoes are ready, turn down heat to Low. Slowly stir in both cans of cream of mushroom soup 'till smooth. Stir for a minute or two, then serve.

KIELBASA KALE STEW

Steps:

• Place the potatoes into a large stockpot, over medium high heat. Add butter and water, and bring to a boil. Cook potatoes until tender, about 20 minutes. Reserve the cooking liquid and mash potatoes in the pan until smooth. Return the potato water to the pot and stir in salt and pepper. Simmer for 20 minutes.
• Stir in the fresh kale and sausage and simmer for another 30 minutes. Serve hot.

KIELBASA STEW (CROCK POT)

Steps:

• Fry bacon in skillet until crisp.
• Crumble bacon and place in large slow cooker.
• Add onions and sausage to drippings in skillet.
• Cook until onions are soft.
• Transfer onions and sausage to slow cooker.
• Add all remaining ingredients to cooker and stir together well.
• Cover.
• Cook on low 8-10 hours, or until vegetables are tender.

KIELBASA WITH VEGGIES

Steps:

• In a large skillet, brown sausage in oil over medium-high heat. Remove with a slotted spoon and keep warm. Add the vegetables, broth and soup mix to skillet. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 10-12 minutes or until vegetables are tender., Return sausage to the pan. Combine cornstarch and water until smooth; stir into sausage mixture. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 1 minute or until thickened.

WINTER VEGETABLE KIELBASA STEW

Steps:

• Cut up vegetables and kielbasa and put into crock pot.
• Add water to cover.
• Add seasonings and soup mix.
• Cook on High 4-5 hours or until vegetables are done to desired tenderness.
• May need additional water throughout cooking process.
• This recipe may be altered in any way needed.
• Vegetables can be substituted as to availability.
• Can be prepared without kielbasa to make a vegetarian stew.
• Serve with good crusty bread.