Pumpkin Stew

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 2 pounds beef stew meat, cut into 1 inch cubes
• 3 tablespoons vegetable oil, divided
• 1 cup water
• 3 large potatoes, peeled and cubed
• 4 carrots, sliced
• 1 large green bell pepper, chopped
• 4 cloves garlic, minced
• 1 onion, chopped
• 2 teaspoons salt
• 1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper
• 1 (14.5 ounce) can whole peeled tomatoes, chopped
• 2 tablespoons beef bouillon granules
• 1 sugar pumpkin

Recipe

Preparation Time: 25 mins Cook Time: 4 hrs

Ready Time: 4 hrs 25 mins


• heat 2 tablespoons oil in a large saucepan over medium-high heat. place beef in the saucepan and cook until evenly brown. mix in the water, potatoes, carrots, green bell pepper, garlic, onion, salt and pepper. bring to a boil. reduce heat and simmer approximately 2 hours.
• dissolve the bouillon into the beef mixture. stir in the tomatoes.
• preheat oven to 325 degrees f (165 degrees c).
• cut top off the pumpkin and remove seeds and pulp. place the pumpkin in a heavy baking pan. fill the pumpkin with the beef mixture. brush outside of the pumpkin with remaining oil.
• bake in the preheated oven 2 hours, or until tender. serve the stew from the pumpkin, scraping out some of the pumpkin meat with each serving.