A winter stew recipe to keep you warm on your autumn camping trips

A stew is the perfect dish to cook when braving the cool autumnal air and there are a number of variations that you could make, here is a great recipe for a basic vegetable stew.

Ingredients you will need:

• 1 tbsp. olive oil
• 1 onion, peeled and sliced
• 2 carrots, peeled and diced
• 2 parsnips, peeled and diced
• 2 celery stalks, chopped
• 250g (8oz) swede, peeled and diced
• 600ml (1 pint) hot vegetable stock
• 400g can tomatoes
• 420g can butter beans, drained
• A handful of chopped parsley

Steps to take:

1. First, heat the olive oil in a pan and add your sliced onion, allow this to fry on a low heat for 5 minutes.
2. Next, add your carrots, parsnips, celery and swede to the mixture and allow to fry for another 8 minutes, so that they start to soften.
3. After this, pour your chopped tomatoes and stock over the mixture and increase the temperature bringing it to the boil. Cover and simmer for 8 minutes.
4. Finally stir in your butter beans and leave to simmer for another 5 minutes. Garnish with the chopped parsley and enjoy.

You could also add meat to this dish to make it a little different, simply cook the meat separately and add it in at the same time as step 2.