Harvest Day Beef Stew

Name: Harvest Day Beef Stew
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 1 h 20 min
Total time: 1 h 30 min
Yield: 6-8 serving(s)
Ingredients: 3 tablespoons olive oil; 2 lbs stewing beef, cut into cubes; 4 tomatoes, peeled,seed and chopped (I usually skip the peeling part); 2 onions, chopped; 1 green pepper, chopped; 2 cloves garlic, minced; 2 bay leaves; 1 teaspoon dry oregano; salt and pepper; 2 cups chicken stock or 2 cups chicken broth; 1 cup white wine; 3 sweet potatoes or 3 yams, peeled and cut into 1/2 inch cubes; 2 ears corn, husked and cut into 1 inch thick slices; 2 zucchini, cut into 1/2 inch slices; 2 pears, peeled,cored and cut into 1/2 inch cubes; 2 peaches, peeled,pitted and cut into 1/2 inch cubes (can subsitute frozen, thawed peaches)

Submitted by ellie_

"This is a wonderful stew to have in the fall when seaonal vegetables and fruits are still available.Recipe source: Bon Appetit (September 1986)"

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Ready In:: 1hr 30mins
Ingredients:: 16
Serves:: 6-8

ingredients

3 tablespoons olive oil
2 lbs stewing beef, cut into cubes
4 tomatoes, peeled,seed and chopped (I usually skip the peeling part)
2 onions, chopped
1 green pepper, chopped
2 cloves garlic, minced
2 bay leaves
1 teaspoon dry oregano
salt and pepper
2 cups chicken stock or 2 cups chicken broth
1 cup white wine
3 sweet potatoes or 3 yams, peeled and cut into 1/2 inch cubes
2 ears corn, husked and cut into 1 inch thick slices
2 zucchini, cut into 1/2 inch slices
2 pears, peeled,cored and cut into 1/2 inch cubes
2 peaches, peeled,pitted and cut into 1/2 inch cubes (can subsitute frozen, thawed peaches)

directions

Heat oil in dutch oven over medium-high heat.
Add beef in batches and brown on all sides (10 minutes). Remove beef from pan and set aside.
Add tomatoes, onions, green pepper and garlic to pan. Reduce heat to medium and cook for 10 minutes or until vegetables are tender.
Stir in bay leaves, oregano, salt and pepper. Add broth (or stock) and wine. Bring to a boil.
Return beef to pan.Reduce heat, cover and simmer 30 minutes.
Add potatoes, cover and simmer another 15 minutes.
Add corn and zucchini. Cover and cook 10 more minutes.
Stir in pears and peaches and simmer another 5 minutes or until vegetable are tender.

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Reviews

Wonderful flavor. Prep - lots of dicing - took me about 30 minutes, but some of the time could overlap with cooking time. Stew needed to cook for 1 hour after addition of diced sweet potatoes - i.e., a total of 2 hours. Since I made this in January, well after harvest time, I had to use some alternate ingredients -- 14.5 oz can diced tomatoes, 14.5 oz can drained peaches (cut up), and 2 cups frozen sweet corn kernels.

MNRoaster
I tend to be a sucker for main dishes with fruit in them and this one was a special treat. I made it exactly according to directions and it turned out flavorful with a great combination of contrasting textures from the different ingredients. I know I'm going to want to make this a lot more and need to experiment to see if it can be adapted for the crockpot, adding the fruit near the end. A keeper!

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<p>I love cooking and trying different foods, but my favorite cookbooks are now Weight Watchers or low fat/low cal cookbooks as I tend to try and make low fat/low cal recipes. I lost over 90 pounds on Weight Watchers and have maintained for over a year now -- so my cooking/eating habits have changed drastically following my weight loss and to keep it off!</p>

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