Recipe

Stew In A Pumpkin Recipe

	Morninlite / All my dishes 1 year, 2 months ago 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. Prep:30m Cook:165m Servings:8	Morninlite
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Ingredients

1 volleyball or tetherball sized sugar pumpkin, pie pumpkin or baking pumpkin, with no blemishes.

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2 lbs beef chuck cut in 1 - 1 1/2 inch cubes

2 Tbs fat - shortening, lard, bacon grease, etc

Flour seasoned with sage, paprika, salt and pepper

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4 cups boiling water (I usually do 2 cups water, 2 cups beef broth)

1 Tbs lemon juice

1 tsp Worcestershire sauce

1 clove garlic (mashed)

2 bay leaves

1 tsp celery seed

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1 large vadalia onion, chopped

1 small turnip, peeled and cut in 1 inch cubes

1 large potato, scrubbed well and cut in 1 inch cubes

1 small ruttabega, peeled and cut in 1 inch cubes

2 large carrots, cut in 2 inch sections then halved

2 parsnips, cut like carrots

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Flour or cornflour to thicken gravy if needed

Directions

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.

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Comments

mark555 1 year, 2 months ago said:
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

mystic_river1 1 year, 2 months ago said:
I will try this soon...sounds good!^5

bluewaterandsand 1 year, 2 months ago said:
Wow, fantastic recipe!

sungarnet 1 year, 2 months ago said:
I have always wanted to try this. I am going to a picnic on Columbis Day and want to cook this at home then bring it to the campsite and reheat it on the grill. Anybody have experience doing this?

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