Argentinian Stew In A Pumpkin Shell
| CATEGORY | CUISINE | TAG | YIELD | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Meats | Argentinian | Main dish | 6 | Servings |
INGREDIENTS
| 2 | lb | Beef stew meat |
| cut in 1 1/2-in. cubes | ||
| 1 | Onion, chopped | |
| 2 | Garlic cloves, minced | |
| 3 | T | Oil |
| 2 | Tomatoes, chopped | |
| 1 | Green bell pepper, chopped | |
| Salt, pepper | ||
| 1 | t | Sugar |
| 1 | c | Dried apricots |
| 3 | White potatoes | |
| peeled and diced | ||
| 3 | Sweet potatoes | |
| peeled and diced | ||
| 2 | c | Beef broth |
| 1 | Pumpkin | |
| Butter or margarine, melted | ||
| 1/4 | c | Dry sherry |
| 1 | Whole kernel corn, 1 lb | |
| drained |
INSTRUCTIONS
Trim any excess fat from beef and cook with onion and garlic in oil until meat is browned. Add tomatoes, green pepper, 1 tablespoon salt, 1/2 teaspoon pepper, sugar, apricots, white potatoes, sweet potatoes and broth. Cover and simmer 1 hour. Meanwhile, cut top off pumpkin and discard. Scoop out seeds and stringy membrane. Brush inside of pumpkin with butter and sprinkle lightly with salt and pepper. Stir sherry and corn into stew and spoon into pumpkin shell. Place shell in shallow pan and bake at 325F 1 hour, or until pumpkin meat is tender. Place pumpkin in large bowl and ladle out stew, scooping out some of pumpkin with each stew serving. From Gemini's MASSIVE MealMaster collection at www.synapse.com/~gemini
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Nutrition (calculated from recipe ingredients)
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Calories: 749
Calories From Fat: 291
Total Fat: 32.8g
Cholesterol: 178.3mg
Sodium: 599.7mg
Potassium: 1798mg
Carbohydrates: 52g
Fiber: 8.8g
Sugar: 17.6g
Protein: 60.2g