Fall Pumpkin And Tomatillo Stew Recipes

TOMATILLO STEW

Steps:

• Remove and discard husks from the tomatillos and rinse well. Place in a medium sauce pan with the water and bring to a boil over medium-high heat. Reduce heat and simmer, uncovered, until tomatillos are softened, about 10 minutes. Let cool slightly and pour into blender container; blend or pulse to desired smoothness. Set aside.
• While tomatillos are cooking, roast poblanos. Place on a baking sheet under broiler, turning frequently until skins are blackened and blistered all over. Alternately, place over gas burner of stove, turning with long-handled tongs--take care not let handles of tongs overheat and burn your hands. When chiles are blackened all over, place in a large bowl and cover with plastic wrap or a dish towel. Let sit for 15-20 minutes, until cool enough to handle. Rub skins from chiles; cut in half and discard stems and seeds. Dice chiles and set aside.
• Heat oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Add onions, bell pepper, and carrots to skillet and sauté until onions become translucent, 5-7 minutes. Stir in garlic and cook for an additional 2-3 minutes, stirring so garlic doesn't burn. Add diced poblanos, tomatillo mixture, can tomatoes, oregano and cumin. Stir and bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer, partially covered, for 15-20 minutes.
• If stew gets too thick, add additional water or chicken broth to desired thickness. Season to taste with salt and pepper and stir in lime juice and oregano, if using. Add meat or other ingredients and cook for an another 10-15 minutes and serve over steamed white rice with hot tortillas on the side.

SPICY FALL STEW BAKED IN A PUMPKIN

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Heat 1 tablespoon of the olive oil in pot over medium heat. Add onion, bell pepper, garlic. Sautee 7 minutes or until softened. Stir in cumin, oregano and cook 3 minutes more.
• Add Rotel tomatoes, hominy, 1/4 cup water, and salt, and bring to a boil.
• Reduce heat to medium-low and simmer, covered for 10-12 minutes.
• Uncover and cook 5 minutes more to thicken stew if necessary.
• In the meanwhile, cut top of of pumpkin around stem to make lid. Scoop out seeds and string. Rub inside of pumpkin with olive oil and sprinkle with salt. Sprinkle cheese in bottom of pumpkin.
• Fill pumpkin with stew, add a little more cheese, then top with pumpkin lid.
• Place on a wax paper covered baking sheet and bake 1.5 to 2 hours, or until pumpkin flesh is fork tender.
• Remove from oven and let stand 5 minutes.
• Serve stew, being sure to scoop out the pumpkin as well, into bowls and serve hot.

ALL PUMPKINS' NIGHT STEW

Steps:

• Heat 1 tablespoon canola oil in a Dutch oven over medium-high heat. Stir in garlic and onion, and cook until softened and translucent; remove from pan. Pour 2 tablespoons canola oil into Dutch oven. While this heats, mix the beef with salt and pepper. Sear the beef in batches until browned all over, about 5 minutes.
• Stir in caraway seeds and flour, cook until flour is incorporated and the caraway seed is fragrant, about 1 minute. Pour in beef broth; add bay leaves, sugar, nutmeg, and onion mixture. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat to medium-low, cover, and simmer until the meat is tender, about 2 hours.
• Stir in the potatoes and carrots; continue cooking until the vegetables are tender, about 30 minutes. Stir together the cornstarch and water; stir into the stew along with the parsley. Simmer until thickened, about 5 minutes.

GUATEMALAN CHICKEN STEW WITH TOMATILLO SAUCE

Steps:

• Put 6 cups water, tomatillos, chicken, jalapeños and salt into a large pot and bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium low and simmer until tomatillos and jalapeños are tender and chicken is cooked through, about 25 minutes. Drain, reserving broth, and set aside chicken, tomatillos and jalapeños.
• Meanwhile, heat oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Add cilantro, green onions, garlic and bell pepper and cook until softened and golden brown, about 10 minutes; transfer to a blender. Add pumpkin seeds, sesame seeds, tortillas, 3 cups of the reserved broth, tomatillos and jalapeños (seeded first, if you like) and carefully purée until smooth; work in batches, if needed. (Reserve remaining broth for another use.)
• Transfer contents of blender to a large pot and bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium low and simmer until thickened, about 10 minutes. Meanwhile, discard bones from chicken and shred meat. Transfer to pot with sauce and simmer for 10 minutes more. Ladle into bowls, garnish with cilantro and serve.

BEEF STEW WITH POBLANOS, TOMATILLOS, AND POTATOES

Steps:

• Preheat broiler.
• Place poblanos on a foil lined baking sheet; broil 10 min or til blackened and charred, turning occasionally. Place in a freezer bag or a bowl covered with plastic wrap. Let stand 15 minute Peel chilies; cut in half lengthwise. Discard seeds and membranes. Chop chilies and set aside.
• Heat 1 t oil in large Dutch oven over med-high. Add onion; saute 10 min or til tender and golden. Spoon into large bowl.
• Place flour in a shallow bowl or pie plate. Dredge beef in flour, shaking excess off. Heat remaining oil in pan over med-high. Add half of beef; sprinkle with 1/4 t salt. Cook 6 min, browning on all sides. Add browned beef to onion. Repeat browning with remaining beef and salt.
• Add beer to pan, scraping up browned bits. Add chilies, 2 c water, pepper, oregano, cumin, garlic, tomatillos, and broth; bring to a simmer. Stir in beef and onions. Cover, reduce heat to med-low and simmer for 1 hour or until beef is just tender.
• Stir in potatoes. Simmer, uncovered, 50 min or til beef and potato are very tender and sauce is thick, stirring occasionally. Stir in remaining 1/2 t salt and pepper. Ladle 1 1/3 cups stew into each of 8 bowls; sprinkle each serving with 1 1/2 T cheese and garnish with cilantro.