Pig In The Orchard Harvest Stew Recipes

HARVEST BEEF STEW

Steps:

• Heat bacon grease in a large pot over medium heat.
• Combine flour with salt and pepper. Coat beef cubes.
• Brown meat in the bacon grease until nicely browned. Remove to a paper towel, and set aside.
• Heat olive oil in the same pot. Cook onions, garlic, carrots, and celery over low heat. Add the vinegar and sugar. Pour in the broth and bring to a boil. Deglaze the pan by scraping off the food stuck on the bottom of the pot.
• Return meat to pot. Pour in beer, then stir in parsnips, turnips, red potatoes, parsley, and bay leaves. Reduce heat to medium low. Cover and simmer for 90 minutes, stirring occasionally.

THREE SISTERS HARVEST STEW

Steps:

• In a large stew pot, heat the olive oil.
• Add the onion and stir to coat with oil.
• Saute until golden, then add garlic, carrot, squash, beans, corn, sage, chipotle, and salt. Add broth a bit at a time until you are satisfied with the consistency.
• Simmer until squash is tender, then add chopped parsley and stir.
• Serve hot.
• I often sustitute a 10 oz. package of frozen pureed squash for the cubed squash for a smoother texture.

ABSOLUTELY THE BEST AMISH BEEF STEW

Steps:

• Melt shortening over high heat in a large pot or dutch oven.
• Add beef cubes and brown over medium heat, stirring occasionally, about 15-20 minutes.
• Add onions, boiling water, salt, lemon juice, sugar, worcestershire sauce, pepper, paprika, allspice and cloves.
• Simmer, tightly covered, for about 2 hours, stirring occasionally.
• Add vegetables and simmer another 30 minutes (covered), or until tender.
• Note: if your lid is not tight on the pot, you may not have enough liquid left to just about cover everything after you add the veggies.
• If this is the case, add more water to barely cover ingredients.
• Mix cold water and flour together and blend until smooth.
• Push meat and veggies to the side of the pot and add flour mixture slowly, incorporating into liquid.
• When gravy thickens, stir all ingredients gently to distribute gravy evenly.
• Simmer another 5 or 10 minutes and enjoy!

PIG IN THE ORCHARD HARVEST STEW

Steps:

• Peel and cut up potatoes into 8 pieces.
• Peel, core and chop apple.
• Peel and cut up the squash, carrots and parsnip into 3/4 " chunks.
• Place all of the above into slow cooker.
• Cube boneless pork (@ 3/4 inch chunks).
• Combine 3 tbls flour, salt ,and pepper.
• Toss with meat.
• Peel and slice onions.
• Heat up a skillet or saute pan.
• Fry bacon on med heat until almost crispy.
• Remove bacon strips and set aside.
• Sear seasoned pork in the bacon fat on medium high heat until lightly browned.
• Transfer pork to slow cooker (on top of vegetables).
• Lower heat in skillet to medium.
• Saute onions and garlic in pan drippings until translucent.
• Add them to the slow cooker.
• Combine apple cider, broth, vermouth and vinegar & pour over meat.
• Cover, cook on low for 8-9 hours.
• Turn cooker to high.
• Blend 1/4 cup flour and 1/2 cup cold water, blend well.
• Scoop out pork and vegetables.
• Stir flour and water slurry into liquid in crockpot.
• Cover, cook 15 minutes or until thickened.
• Season to taste.
• Pour over meat and vegetables.
• Crumble in bacon.
• Serve hot with bread or rolls.