Persian-Style Pumpkin Stew Recipe

Recipesfull introduces to you: Beef Recipes. (Persian-Style Pumpkin Stew Recipe). Are you looking for a new taste of a pumpkin dish? Here it is! This is a Persian sweet and sour stew that my grandma used to cook with fried beef patties instead of beef stew pieces; that one was wonderful too. This stew is served with cooked rice.

Brief

Prep 20 mins

Cook: 1hr30 mins

Total: 1hr50 mins

Servings: 4

Yield: 4 servings

Persian-Style Pumpkin Stew Recipe

Ingredients

3 tablespoons vegetable oil

divided

½ pumpkin - peeled

seeded

and cut into 2-inch cubes

1 small onion

chopped

2 cloves garlic

minced

½ teaspoon ground turmeric

1 pound beef stew meat

cut into 1 inch cubes

2 cups water

½ teaspoon ground black pepper

12 pitted prunes

2 tablespoons vinegar

2 tablespoons sugar

2 teaspoons salt

½ teaspoon ground cinnamon

⅓ teaspoon saffron

Poor Man's Stroganoff

Soup, Stew and Chili

Directions

Step 1

Heat 1 tablespoon oil in skillet over medium high heat. Add pumpkin and saute until light golden brown about 5 minutes

Step 2

Heat 2 tablespoons oil in a stock pot over medium high heat. Add onions and garlic and saute over medium-high heat until golden about 5 minutes. Stir in tumeric. Add beef and saute until brown about 5 minutes. Add water salt and pepper; bring to a boil reduce heat and simmer until beef is slightly tender about 30 minutes.

Step 3

Stir pumkin prunes vinegar sugar salt and cinnamon to stock pot and simmer until beef and pumpkin are tender about 45 minutes. Garnish with saffron.

Nutritional Information

Persian-Style Pumpkin Stew Recipe

Servings Per Recipe:4

Calories: 454.9

% Daily Value *

Protein: 21.4g 43%

Carbohydrates: 37.7g 12%

Dietary Fiber: 3.4g 14%

Sugars: 20.5g

Fat: 25.9g 40%

Saturated Fat: 7.8g 39%

Cholesterol: 62.5mg 21%

Vitamin A Iu: 15169.6IU 303%

Niacin Equivalents: 6.8mg 52%

Vitamin B6: 0.5mg 29%

Vitamin C: 20.7mg 34%

Folate: 41.3mcg 10%

Calcium: 77.3mg 8%

Iron: 4.4mg 24%

Magnesium: 55.5mg 20%

Potassium: 1130.9mg 32%

Sodium: 1214.6mg 49%

Thiamin: 0.2mg 19%

Calories From Fat: 233.2

*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.

**Nutrient information is not available for all ingredients. Amount is based on available nutrient data.

(-)Information is not currently available for this nutrient. If you are following a medically restrictive diet, please consult your doctor or registered dietitian before preparing this recipe for personal consumption.