San Antonio Stew

Submitted by breezermom

"Very hearty stew, full of flavors from the southwest....corn, tomatoes, picante! Very high vegetable content!"

 

• Ready In: 2hrs
• Ingredients: 16
• Yields: 3 1/2 quarts

ingredients

• 2 lbs beef stew meat, cut into 1-inch pieces
• 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
• 1 (10 1/2 ounce) can beef broth, diluted
• 1 cup water
• 1 (8 ounce) jar picante sauce
• 1 medium onion, cut into wedges
• 1⁄4 cup fresh parsley, chopped
• 2 garlic cloves, minced
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon ground cumin
• 1 (16 ounce) can whole tomatoes, undrained and chopped
• 3 large carrots, scraped and cut into 1 inch pieces
• 3 ears fresh corn, cut into 1 inch pieces (I prefer to scrap the corn off the ears, much easier to eat!)
• 2 zucchini, cut into 1 inch pieces
• 1⁄2 cup water
• 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour

directions

1. Brown the beef stew meat in the oil in a large Dutch oven. Stir in the broth and the next 7 ingredients. Bring to a boil; cover, reduce heat, and simmer for 1 hour, stirring occasionally.
2. Add the tomatoes, carrots, corn, and zucchini; cover and simmer for 25 minutes or until the vegetables are tender.
3. Combine 1/2 cup water and flour; stir until smooth. Add the flour mixture to the meat mixture; cook over medium heat until thickened, stirring occasionally.

Reviews

[A. B. M.]

I grew up eating this recipe and recently started making it for my husband. We both love it. If you're in a hurry, it's not necessary to add the slurry at the end--it will just be a bit brothier. Also, I often use frozen corn instead of fresh, and a can of diced tomatoes instead of whole. And squash subs easily for zucchini.

 

[chef313633]

Wow this is an awesome recipe. Just realized I forgot to rate it this is the 3rd time I will be making it. Everyone in my home loves it. Thank you for posting.

 

[lazyme]

This was so yummy! I'm used to having potatoes in my stews and almost bypassed this recipe because of that. I honestly didn't miss them at all. Loved the combination of flavors and added a little bit of yellow squash since I needed to use some up. As with most stews, this got even better the next day. Thanks for sharing this great keeper, breezer. Made for For Your Consideration tag.