Hearty Winter Stew

⏱ 510 mins 🍽 6-8 serving(s) 🏷 Stew

This robust stew is a classic cold-weather dish, slowly cooked on the stove to develop a rich, meaty broth. It features both chicken and beef chuck, simmered with bones to create a deeply flavoured stock. A medley of potatoes, onions, carrots, celery, turnip, cabbage, lima beans, corn, and tomatoes is added for a hearty, vegetable-packed meal. The long cooking time of 6-7 hours ensures tender meat and melded flavours. It serves 6-8 people and can also be adapted for a crockpot.

Hearty Winter Stew

Ingredients

  • 1 (2 1/2 lb) chicken
  • 1 (2 lb) beef chuck with bone
  • 1 lb beef bones with marrow
  • 5 quarts water
  • 4 potatoes, peeled and diced
  • 4 onions, diced
  • 4 carrots, peeled and diced
  • 2 stalks celery, diced
  • 1 turnip, diced
  • 1/2 head cabbage, shredded
  • 1 cup lima beans (I use frozen)
  • 1 cup corn kernel (I use frozen thawed)
  • 2 cups canned chopped tomatoes
  • salt
  • cayenne pepper
  • hot pepper sauce
  • chopped fresh cilantro or parsley, garnish

Method

  1. Put the chicken, beef, and bones into a 12-quart pot. Cover them with water and bring the liquid to a boil.
  2. Lower the heat, cover the pot, and let it simmer until the meat becomes tender, which will take 2 1/2 to 3 hours.
  3. Take the chicken and beef out of the pot. Allow them to cool before cutting the meat off the bones. Discard the skin and bones.
  4. Strain the stock. You can prepare the recipe up to this point one day in advance. Cover and chill the stock and the meat separately in two containers. Remove any fat from the stock before proceeding.
  5. Skim the fat from the stock and pour it into a Dutch oven, bringing it to a boil.
  6. Chop the chicken and beef into small pieces, about 1/2 inch in size, and add them to the boiling stock.
  7. Introduce all the vegetables, from the potatoes to the tomatoes, into the pan.
  8. Reduce the heat and let the stew simmer, stirring now and then, for 6-7 hours. Alternatively, transfer it to a crockpot and cook on a low setting for 8-10 hours.
  9. Add salt, cayenne pepper, and hot pepper sauce to taste.
  10. If you like, sprinkle with chopped fresh cilantro or parsley before serving.

Nutrition (per serving)

Sodium304600 mg

Recipe details

CategoryStew
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