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:
- First, heat the olive oil in a pan and add your sliced onion, allow this to fry on a low heat for 5 minutes.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.