Beef, Pumpkin and Ginger Stew
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recipe by Sara Lewis https://lovefood.com/profile/139037/sara-lewis/
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- Total Time
- 1hr 50mins
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- Serves
- 6
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- Calories
- 432
The ultimate autumn stew, sweet with pumpkin and root vegetables. Ginger adds warmth to this tender beef stew.
recipe updated Feb 23, 2022
Ingredients
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- Beef shoulder
- 750 g
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- Pumpkin
- 625 g
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- Ginger
- 50 g
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- Fresh parsley
- as needed
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- Onion
- 1
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- Carrot
- 2
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- Parsnip
- 2
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- All purpose flour
- 2 tablespoons
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- Salt & pepper
- as needed
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- Butter
- 25 g
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- Olive oil
- 3 tablespoons
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- Bay leaves
- 3
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- Fresh thyme
- 3 sprigs
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- Tomato purée
- 2 tablespoons
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- Water
- as needed
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- Muscovado sugar
- 1 tablespoon
Tools
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Stove
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Large saucepan
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Medium bowl
Step preview
- Add all purpose flour and salt & pepper to a clean medium bowl; mix together
- Add beef shoulder and mix until coated
- Melt butter and olive oil in a clean large saucepan
- Add half of the meat, fry until browned and set aside
- Repeat with second batch and set aside
- Add onion, carrot and parsnip and fry gently - 5 min, medium heat
- Add the browned meat, bay leaves, fresh thyme and tomato purée; mix until coated
- Add water just to cover the meat
- Cover and simmer - 45 min, low heat
- Add pumpkin, muscovado sugar, ginger and fresh parsley
- Cook for a further 30 minutes until the pumpkin is soft and the meat is tender.
- Check the seasoning and serve scattered with extra parsley