Stew In A Pumpkin
From morninlite 15 years ago
- 165 minutes to make
- Serves 8
This is one of the four things my mother-in-law would make, besides the side salad. The stew part is my own stew reicpe. I wanted more varied veggies. I think she got this from the LA Times in the late '80s.
Ingredients
- 1 volleyball or tetherball sized sugar pumpkin, pie pumpkin or baking pumpkin, with no blemishes. shopping list
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- 2 lbs beef chuck cut in 1 - 1 1/2 inch cubes shopping list
- 2 Tbs fat - shortening, lard, bacon grease, etc shopping list
- flour seasoned with sage, paprika, salt and pepper shopping list
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- 4 cups boiling water (I usually do 2 cups water, 2 cups beef broth) shopping list
- 1 Tbs lemon juice shopping list
- 1 tsp worcestershire sauce shopping list
- 1 clove garlic (mashed) shopping list
- 2 bay leaves shopping list
- 1 tsp celery seed shopping list
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- 1 large vadalia onion, chopped shopping list
- 1 small turnip, peeled and cut in 1 inch cubes shopping list
- 1 large potato, scrubbed well and cut in 1 inch cubes shopping list
- 1 small ruttabega, peeled and cut in 1 inch cubes shopping list
- 2 large carrots, cut in 2 inch sections then halved shopping list
- 2 parsnips, cut like carrots shopping list
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- flour or cornflour to thicken gravy if needed shopping list
How to make it
- Dredge stew meat in seasoned flour and brown on all sides in hot fat, turning often.
- Add water, lemon juice, Worchestershire sauce, garlic, bay leaves.
- Cover and SIMMER for 2 hours (DO NOT BOIL). Stir occasionally to keep from sticking.
- Wash pumpkin. Cut the top off and remove seeds and strings, but do not scrape flesh out, especially on the bottom. Place on a cookie sheet along with the top and bake at 300 until flesh is soft, about 90 minutes. Make sure oven is not too hot so the skin will not burn.
- Remove bay leaves and add vegetables. Cover and cook for 30 - 45 minutes, while pumpkin bakes. When vegtables are cooked through, remove pumpkin from from oven and place on serving platter.
- Thicken gravy if needed then carefully spoon stew into pumpkin. Top with lid and take to the table.
- To serve, carefully scrape sides of pumpkin to add pumpkin flesh to the stew.
The Rating
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Evnin’, Mornin’,
This recipe is a bit odd but that being said, so am I. It is appealing, hence the five. I printed it off with the hope of giving it a try. I tend to like unusual recipes.
Thank you,
Mark
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I will try this soon...sounds good!^5
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Wow, fantastic recipe!
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