Beef, Pumpkin and Ginger Stew

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recipe by Sara Lewis https://lovefood.com/profile/139037/sara-lewis/

  • Time icon
    Total Time
    1hr 50mins
  • Serves icon
    Serves
    6
  • Calories icon
    Calories
    432
based on 5 ratings

The ultimate autumn stew, sweet with pumpkin and root vegetables. Ginger adds warmth to this tender beef stew.

recipe updated 23 Feb. 2022

Ingredients

  • Beef shoulder icon
    Beef shoulder
    750 g
  • Pumpkin icon
    Pumpkin
    625 g
  • Ginger icon
    Ginger
    50 g
  • Fresh parsley icon
    Fresh parsley
    as needed
  • Onion icon
    Onion
    1
  • Carrot icon
    Carrot
    2
  • Parsnip icon
    Parsnip
    2
  • All purpose flour icon
    All purpose flour
    2 tablespoons
  • Salt & pepper icon
    Salt & pepper
    as needed
  • Butter icon
    Butter
    25 g
  • Olive oil icon
    Olive oil
    3 tablespoons
  • Bay leaves icon
    Bay leaves
    3
  • Fresh thyme icon
    Fresh thyme
    3 sprigs
  • Tomato purée icon
    Tomato purée
    2 tablespoons
  • Water icon
    Water
    as needed
  • Muscovado sugar icon
    Muscovado sugar
    1 tablespoon

Tools

  • kCook icon Stove
  • kCook icon Large saucepan
  • kCook icon Medium bowl

Step preview

  1. Add all purpose flour and salt & pepper to a clean medium bowl
  2. Add beef shoulder to the meat
  3. Melt a clean large saucepan - medium-high heat
  4. Fry until browned - medium-high heat
  5. Repeat with second batch and set aside
  6. Fry gently - 5 min, medium heat
  7. Add bay leaves, fresh thyme and tomato purée to the large saucepan
  8. Add water to the large saucepan
  9. Cover to simmer - 45 min, low heat
  10. Add pumpkin, muscovado sugar, ginger and fresh parsley to the large saucepan
  11. Cook until softened - 30 min, low heat
  12. Check the seasoning and serve scattered with extra parsley
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