Awesome Pumpkin Beef Stew
Pumpkin Stew recipe
Yield
12 servingsPrep
15 minCook
2 hrsReady
2 hrsIngredients
| Amount | Measure | Ingredient | Features |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 ½ | pounds |
beef, round steak
boneless, cubed |
|
| 1 | tablespoon |
butter
not margarine |
|
| 1 | medium |
onions
coarsely chopped |
|
| 2 | stalks |
celery
coarsely chopped |
*
|
| 5 | cups |
water
|
|
| ½ | teaspoon |
salt
|
|
| ½ | teaspoon |
thyme
dried |
*
|
| ¼ | teaspoon |
black pepper
|
|
| 5 | pounds |
pumpkin
|
|
| ¼ | cup |
all-purpose flour
sifted |
|
| 1 | cup |
green peas
frozen |
|
Ingredients
| Amount | Measure | Ingredient | Features |
|---|---|---|---|
| 680.4 | g |
beef, round steak
boneless, cubed |
|
| 15 | ml |
butter
not margarine |
|
| 1 | medium |
onions
coarsely chopped |
|
| 2 | stalks |
celery
coarsely chopped |
*
|
| 1.2 | l |
water
|
|
| 2.5 | ml |
salt
|
|
| 2.5 | ml |
thyme
dried |
*
|
| 1.3 | ml |
black pepper
|
|
| 2.3 | kg |
pumpkin
|
|
| 59 | ml |
all-purpose flour
sifted |
|
| 237 | ml |
green peas
frozen |
|
Directions
In a 4-quart Dutch oven, brown beef in butter.
Add onion and celery; sauté until browned.
Stir in 4 cups water, the salt, thyme, and pepper.
Heat to boiling.
Cook covered 1 hour.
Cut 2 inches off the top of the pumpkin.
Trim the rim of pumpkin bottom to form points; scoop out seeds.
Peel top and trimmings; cut into 1 inch cubes; add to beef after 1 hour.
Cook 30 minutes longer or until tender.
Heat oven to 350℉ (180℃).
Bake pumpkin shell 20 mins.
Stir flour into 1 cup water; add stew with peas.
Cook, stirring until thickened; spoon into shell and serve.
Note: Do not place pumpkin on direct heat.
