On the eve of important events or during the post soI want to eat something light and tasty. And there is nothing better than a vegetable pumpkin stew. Cooking options for this dish, there are a huge variety, the ingredients are in any refrigerator and are available in the vegetable market. It remains for the small - to find the most interesting and original recipe.
Vegetable stew
Pumpkin is universal.It is perfectly combined with other vegetables, in harmony with meat, and can be used for sweet baking and making beverages. Moreover, it is very useful and well stored in the cold season, which means that even in winter, you can make vegetable stew from it.
Pumpkin combines any vegetables.The stew is incredibly light and tasty, looks pleasant and has a rich aroma, can be used as a separate dish or as a side dish for meat. It is worth noting that traditional Russian cuisine knows a lot of recipes, in which the pumpkin takes pride of place.
The easiest recipe for cooking vegetable stew
Pumpkin clean hard peel and cutcubes or small slices. Add spices. Here everyone decides for himself what exactly: coriander, turmeric, basil, etc. It is necessary to pour in here one teaspoon of sugar and a pinch of salt. Now the pumpkin needs to be alone, so that it is well fed with fragrant spices.
Now you can cut the onion, but not much to shredIt’s worth it, it's a vegetable pumpkin stew, so every ingredient should be felt. Heat the vegetable oil in the pan and send the pumpkin there, simmer it to a transparent consistency. At this time it is necessary to peel the tomatoes, cut them into quarters and send them to the pumpkin. Only then can you add onions and bring the dish to full readiness by stewing the vegetables together for another five minutes.
Pumpkin and meat - the perfect combination
The following ingredients are needed to prepare a vegetable stew with meat:
- One and a half kilograms of the pumpkin itself.
- One kilogram of pork.
- One can of canned peas and corn.
- One tomato and two sweet peppers.
- Onions, fresh herbs and spices.
To cook a vegetable stew with pumpkin and meat,you must first clean the vegetable and cut it into small cubes, and then place it in a preheated pan. Since the pumpkin produces a large amount of liquid, it turns out that it is stewed in its own juice.
At this time, you can do meat, whichIt is necessary to cut into small pieces, slightly beat off and also fry in vegetable oil. Separately, should be browned onions. In the pan, where the meat was stewed, you should pour out the peas and corn together with the contents. Stew the whole mixture for 15 minutes.
And only now it is possible to combine the stewed pumpkin withmeat and other vegetables. Sliced tomato, sweet pepper and onion are also added here. At the very end, it is advisable to add garlic passed through a press, fresh herbs and spices.
Lean Stew
This option is ideal for those who observe the post.or diets. The recipe for vegetable stew with pumpkin is simple to prepare, and all the necessary ingredients are grown in the garden or sold in the vegetable market. For the stew will need: 500 g pumpkin, 200 g of celery, 1 carrot and onion, 2 tomatoes and bell peppers, sunflower oil and garlic.
You can cook vegetable stew with pumpkin andzucchini, but first it is worth considering this recipe. Preparing the dish is very quick and easy. All vegetables are washed and cut into small pieces. Sweet pepper and tomatoes are preferably cut into 4-6 slices, depending on their size. Garlic can be crushed with a press, but it is better to cut it into several pieces. Carrots are also cut in half rings.
It remains for the small - to proshit allingredients in a frying pan or in a cauldron until ready. At the very end add garlic for a rich flavor. The dish can be served cold or hot.
Vegetable stew with pumpkin and potatoes
Ingredients required for cooking:
- 1 medium sized pumpkin.
- A few carrots.
- Two onions.
- Two turnip medium size.
- 5-6 potatoes.
- Spices and garlic.
В первую очередь в сковороду отправляется diced pumpkin. After a few minutes, she will run out the juice, and already all the other vegetables will be stewed in this liquid. After that, immediately after the pumpkin, turnips are added to the tank, since for its full preparation it takes the most time. Next comes the turn of potatoes and onions - the vegetables are sent to the pan after the turnip.
Carrot partially cut into half rings, and the wholeGrate the rest of the share on the appropriate grater, then send to all other vegetables. At the very end add the garlic, passed through the press, and spices.
Vegetable stew with pumpkin and zucchini
Как уже было сказано, тыква может долго храниться in the cold season. The same applies to her close relative - the zucchini. So why not combine these two elements into one incredibly tasty dish that reminds you of the bounty of the last summer month? To use meat in this dish or not is a matter of personal preference. You can add fried chicken breast or pork to vegetables, or you can serve separately vegetable stew with pumpkin. The recipe with a photo clearly demonstrates how beautiful and appetizing this dish looks.
You can talk for a long time, but it's time to start action. So, for the preparation will need the following ingredients:
- Potatoes - 6 pcs.
- Bulbs - 2 pcs.
- 1 Bulgarian pepper.
- 2 carrots.
- 3 tomatoes.
- A small piece of pumpkin (about 300 g).
- Squash - 200 g
- Spices and little for frying.
All vegetables, except carrots and onions, are choppedlarge enough pieces and sent to the cauldron to extinguish. Of course, the dishes should already be heated with a small amount of vegetable oil. As soon as the pumpkin began to acquire transparency, you can add chopped onions and spices (turmeric for golden brown, curry, pepper, thyme, etc.). Here it is desirable to reduce the heat and leave the vegetables alone for a while. Pumpkin juice will be quite enough so that they do not burn. Then you can add pepper and tomato, season with garlic, hold on the fire for another 10 minutes and rearrange the cauldron in the oven. This dish is very tasty in itself. But you can serve it with juicy and fragrant meat.
