Potato And Carrot Stew Recipes

Steps:

• Strip the leaves from 1 sprig thyme and chop; combine with the flour, allspice, 1/2 teaspoon salt and 1/4 teaspoon white pepper in a large bowl. Add the beef and toss to coat. Put the potatoes, carrots, the remaining 2 thyme sprigs, the ginger and garlic in a 5-to-6-quart slow cooker. Add the beef, reserving any excess seasoned flour in the bowl. Whisk 1/2 cup water and the Worcestershire sauce into the reserved seasoned flour, then add to the slow cooker. Pour the tomatoes on top. Cover and cook on low 7 hours or on high 4 hours. Add the scallions to the stew and season with salt. Divide among bowls and serve with hot sauce.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 275 degrees.
• In a large skillet melt two tablespoons of butter with one tablespoon of oil over high heat. Season one-third of the lamb pieces with the salt and pepper and brown the meat on all sides until lightly crusted, about 10 minutes. Place the browned meat pieces in a large casserole or Dutch oven and reserve. Pour off the fat from the skillet. Add one cup of stock and bring to a boil and deglaze the pan by scraping up the brown bits from the bottom of the pan. Pour the boiled stock into the casserole and repeat the process two more times until the meat and three cups of stock have been used.
• Add the remaining cup of stock to the casserole. Add the sage and Scotch and cover and bake for one-and-a-half hours. Allow to cool to room temperature. Cover and refrigerate for 24 hours.
• Preheat the oven to 300 degrees and remove the casserole from the refrigerator. Skim off the residue of cold fat and place the casserole, covered, in the oven and bake for 30 minutes while you prepare the vegetables.
• In a pot of lightly salted boiling water, cook the potatoes for 10 minutes or until slightly resistant when pierced with a knife. Remove the potatoes with a slotted spoon and set aside. Add the carrots to the boiling water and cook for four minutes or until slightly resistant when pierced with a knife. Drain and set aside. When the stew has baked for 30 minutes, add the partially cooked potatoes and carrots to the stew for an additional 30 minutes.
• Meanwhile, trim the pearl onions and cut an "X" at the base of each. Bring a pan of lightly salted water to a boil. Add the onions and cook until tender, about eight minutes. Drain and rinse the onions under cold running water. Drain again and remove the outer skins. Set aside.
• Peel the turnips and cut in half and into one-quarter-inch wedges. Bring a saucepan of lightly salted water to a boil. Add the turnip wedges and cook until crisp tender, about four minutes. Drain and rinse under cold running water. Drain again and set aside.
• In a medium saute pan, melt the remaining two tablespoons of butter over medium heat and add the onions and turnips. Sprinkle with the sugar and continue to cook until the onions and turnips are golden and caramelized, tossing often. About 10 to 15 minutes.
• Ladle the stew meats, potatoes and carrots onto heated plates or soup plates with some of the sauce. Divide the onions and turnips among the plates and sprinkle with the chopped parsley. Serve immediately.

Steps:

• Braise beef:
• Preheat oven to 350°F with rack in middle.
• Pat beef dry and season with 2 1/2 teaspoons salt and 1 teaspoon pepper.
• Heat oil in pot over medium-high heat until it shimmers, then brown meat, without crowding, in 3 batches, turning, about 8 minutes per batch. Transfer to a platter.
• Reduce heat to medium, then add carrots, celery, onions, and garlic and cook, stirring occasionally, until well browned, about 12 minutes.
• Push vegetables to one side of pot. Add tomato paste to cleared area and cook paste, stirring, 2 minutes, then stir into vegetables.
• Add vinegar and cook, stirring, 2 minutes.
• Stir in wine, bay leaves, and thyme and boil until wine is reduced by about two thirds, 10 to 12 minutes.
• Add broth to pot along with water, beef, and any juices from platter and bring to a simmer. Cover and braise in oven until meat is very tender, about 2 1/2 hours.
• Set a large colander in a large bowl. Pour stew into colander. Return pieces of meat to pot, then discard remaining solids. Let cooking liquid stand 10 minutes.
• Cook potatoes and carrots:
• While beef braises, peel potatoes and cut into 1/2-inch-wide wedges. Slice carrots diagonally (1-inch).
• Add potatoes and carrots to stew (make sure they are submerged) and simmer, uncovered, stirring occasionally, until potatoes and carrots are tender, about 40 minutes.

Steps:

• A day before serving, heat the oven to 350 degrees.
• Season the meat with 1 tablespoon salt and 1 1/2 teaspoons pepper.
• Put the meat and the bay leaf in a Dutch oven or other large, heavy pot, and add enough water to cover (about 8 cups). Bake, covered, for about an hour, then remove from heat, let cool and refrigerate overnight.
• The next day, the fat will have congealed on top; using a slotted spoon, remove and discard the layer of fat.
• Add the sweet potatoes, onions, carrots and prunes to the meat, and stir to combine. Bake, covered, for another hour, then remove the lid and cook until the potatoes are cooked, the meat is tender and the water is reduced, another 30 minutes to 1 hour. Season to taste. If there is more broth than you'd like, ladle some out and save for another use. Sprinkle with parsley just before serving.