More Or Less Mexican Harvest Stew Food

MORE OR LESS MEXICAN HARVEST STEW

Steps:

• Put the sausage in a large nonreactive saucepan or small kettle over low heat and cook until a bit of fat is released. Raise the heat slightly and cook, stirring, until the sausage is browned and most of the fat is rendered. Remove and reserve the sausage; pour off all but a thin film of the fat.
• Add the onion and cook, stirring often, until it is golden brown. Stir in the beans and beer, lower the heat, and simmer for 20 minutes or until the beans are almost tender.
• Stir in the jalapenos and tomatillos, turn up the heat to medium, and cook, stirring often, until the liquid just peeks through the vegetables. Add the corn, sweet peppers, 1/2 cup of the cream, oregano, cumin, cloves, and reserved cooked sausage. Stir well, lower the heat to simmer, cover the panand let everything get acquainted for about 20 minutes.
• Uncover the pan, add the remaining cream, the coriander and the garlic. Simmer just long enough to take the raw edge off the garlic, then add salt and serve at once, topped with the shredded lettuce.

HARVEST DAY BEEF STEW

Steps:

• Heat oil in dutch oven over medium-high heat.
• Add beef in batches and brown on all sides (10 minutes). Remove beef from pan and set aside.
• Add tomatoes, onions, green pepper and garlic to pan. Reduce heat to medium and cook for 10 minutes or until vegetables are tender.
• Stir in bay leaves, oregano, salt and pepper. Add broth (or stock) and wine. Bring to a boil.
• Return beef to pan.Reduce heat, cover and simmer 30 minutes.
• Add potatoes, cover and simmer another 15 minutes.
• Add corn and zucchini. Cover and cook 10 more minutes.
• Stir in pears and peaches and simmer another 5 minutes or until vegetable are tender.

HARVEST BEEF STEW

Steps:

• Heat bacon grease in a large pot over medium heat.
• Combine flour with salt and pepper. Coat beef cubes.
• Brown meat in the bacon grease until nicely browned. Remove to a paper towel, and set aside.
• Heat olive oil in the same pot. Cook onions, garlic, carrots, and celery over low heat. Add the vinegar and sugar. Pour in the broth and bring to a boil. Deglaze the pan by scraping off the food stuck on the bottom of the pot.
• Return meat to pot. Pour in beer, then stir in parsnips, turnips, red potatoes, parsley, and bay leaves. Reduce heat to medium low. Cover and simmer for 90 minutes, stirring occasionally.

ADDICTIVE MEXICAN STEW

Steps:

• Cook onion and garlic in oil in large saucepan until tender.
• Add cooked chicken, taco seasoning, tomatoes, beans, corn and chilies.
• Blend broth and cornstarch; add to saucepan.
• Bring to a boil; reduce heat and simmer 15 minutes; stirring occasionally.
• Serve with cornbread for a hearty meal.

THREE SISTERS HARVEST STEW

Steps:

• In a large stew pot, heat the olive oil.
• Add the onion and stir to coat with oil.
• Saute until golden, then add garlic, carrot, squash, beans, corn, sage, chipotle, and salt. Add broth a bit at a time until you are satisfied with the consistency.
• Simmer until squash is tender, then add chopped parsley and stir.
• Serve hot.
• I often sustitute a 10 oz. package of frozen pureed squash for the cubed squash for a smoother texture.

HEARTY MEXICAN STEW

Steps:

• Sauté pork cubes and onion in hot oil in a Dutch oven 5 minutes or until pork is lightly browned.
• Cut zucchini in half lengthwise, and cut each half into thick slices.
• Add zucchini, 3 1/2 cups water, corn, salsa and taco seasoning to pork and onion in Dutch oven; bring to a boil.
• Cover, reduce heat; simmer for 5 minutes.
• Stir in quick rice.
• Cover, remove from heat, and let stand 5 minutes.
• Serve with condiments of your choice.