Mom's Ham and Vegetable Stew

Submitted by ChipotleChick

"My mom's recipe. It is delicious without the ham also! Robust and filling, especially served with a nice rustic loaf of bread!"

 

• Ready In: 45mins
• Ingredients: 16
• Serves: 8-10

ingredients

• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 2 medium onions, diced
• 4 cloves garlic, diced
• 2 cans chicken broth
• 2 cans water
• 1 can diced tomatoes with juice
• 6 potatoes, cut into medium chunks
• 7 carrots, cut into medium chunks
• 1 green cabbage, cut into quarters and diced
• 1 1⁄2 cups frozen corn
• 1 slice ham, 1 inch thick,diced
• 1 can navy beans or 1 can other white beans, rinsed and drained
• crushed red pepper flakes
• salt
• pepper
• Tabasco sauce

directions

1. Saute onion and garlic in olive oil in a large pot until onions are clear.
2. Add everything except the seasonings, cabbage, beans, and corn.
3. Bring to a boil and reduce heat to simmer.
4. After 5 minutes, pour the corn on top (do not stir!), and pour the cabbage on top of the corn.
5. Simmer until the potatoes are fork tender, about 20-30 minutes.
6. Stir in the beans in the last 5 minutes of cooking.
7. Add Crushed red pepper, Salt, Pepper, Tabasco to taste.

Reviews

[SheBop]

A fast & easy prep meal, hearty and yummy, especially in cold weather. Peeling potatoes takes the longest; everything else is basically "toss in the pot." The cabbage adds a little something extra to the flavor. I've also made it without the ham and it's just as good.

 

[Joje in Oklahoma Ci]

Great stew, Sahara! Hubby loved it, too! One problem, I didn't have any ham so I made it with a smoked ham hock. One other problem--you didn't stipulate what size can the diced tomatoes should be. Since your recipe calls for red pepper flakes and Tabasco sauce, I decided I'd use the 28oz size can, instead a 14.5 oz. Turned out great! Thanks for sharing this recipe with us. "Joje"