Vintners Stew Recipes

GUINNESS® IRISH STEW

Steps:

• Toss beef cubes with 2 tablespoons vegetable oil in a bowl.
• Whisk flour, salt, black pepper, and cayenne pepper in a separate bowl. Dredge beef cubes through flour mixture until evenly coated.
• Heat 1/4 cup vegetable oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat; cook and stir coated beef cubes, working in batches, until beef is browned on all sides, 5 to 10 minutes. Transfer browned beef to a Dutch oven or heavy-bottomed pot.
• Cook and stir onions and garlic in the same skillet used for browning beef until lightly browned, 5 to 10 minutes.
• Stir tomato paste with enough water to partially dilute; pour into onion mixture. Stir to blend. Reduce heat to medium, cover Dutch oven, and simmer for 5 minutes.
• Pour half the Irish stout into the onion mixture, and bring to a boil while scraping the browned bits of food off of the bottom of the pan with a wooden spoon. Transfer entire mixture to the browned beef. Pour remaining half of Irish stout into beef mixture; add thyme.
• Cover Dutch oven, reduce heat to low, and simmer for 2 hours. Add potatoes and carrots and simmer, stirring every 20 minutes, until potatoes are soft, about 1 hour. Adjust salt as needed; garnish with parsley.

THREE SISTERS STEW

Steps:

• Season pork with cumin, salt and pepper. Heat oil in a Dutch oven or large heavy-bottomed saucepan over medium-high heat until it shimmers. Add pork, in batches if necessary, and cook, turning as needed, until lightly browned on all sides, 5 to 6 minutes. Transfer pork to a bowl and set aside.
• Add onion to pan and sauté, stirring occasionally, until translucent, 5 to 7 minutes. Add garlic and sauté, stirring occasionally, until lightly colored, 2 to 3 minutes. Return pork to pan, along with stock and squash, and bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium-low and simmer, covered, for about 30 minutes.
• Add beans, tomatoes, corn and chiles and cook, uncovered, over medium heat until stew has thickened, about 40 minutes. Add cilantro and season to taste with salt and pepper.

VINTNER'S STEW

Steps:

• In a 5-quart Dutch oven, heat the oil over med-high heat.
• Sprinkle the beef with salt and pepper; brown the beef on all sides.
• Add in the onions; cook/stir with the beef for another 3 minutes.
• Deglaze the pan with the wine, scraping up any browned bits that may have stuck to the bottom of the pan.
• Add in the soup mix, mushroom soup, water, potatoes, and rosemary.
• Bring the stew to a simmer; decrease heat to low, cover, and simmer until the meat is tender, 2-3 hours.
• Melt the butter in a large sauté pan over high heat, add the mushrooms, cook/stirring, until they are golden brown.
• Add the mushrooms to the stew simmer another 15 minutes and serve.

HEARTY HUNTER'S STEW

Steps:

• In a Dutch oven, brown meat in oil over medium heat. Add 4 cups water and scrape to loosen any browned drippings from pan. Add the tomato juice, onions, celery, Worcestershire sauce, bay leaves, salt and pepper. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and cook for 2 hours, stirring occasionally. , Discard bay leaves; add the carrots, rutabaga and potatoes. Cover and cook for 40-60 minutes. , Stir in the peas; cook for 10 minutes. Combine cornstarch and remaining water until smooth; stir into stew. Bring to a boil. Cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened.

VINTNER'S SALAD

Steps:

• Wash greens, dry thoroughly and chill.
• Combine with walnuts and Gruyere in large salad bowl.
• Thoroughly blend remaining ingredients in a small bowl or a jar with a tight-fitting lid.
• Just before serving, pour over salad and toss gently.

WIENER STEW

Steps:

• In a 3-qt. saucepan, combine the first seven ingredients. Cover with water; bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer until the vegetables are tender, about 10-15 minutes. Add milk and wieners; return to a boil. Meanwhile, blend flour and butter. Add to boiling stew, stirring constantly. Cook until thickened.