Shepherd’s Stew
Packed with veggies and sweet or hot Italian sausage, this hearty recipe for Shepherd’s Stew is quick and easy to prepare — and very good, too. For a thicker texture, add more meat.
By Yankee Magazine|Jan 21 2018|
Coffee By Design | Portland, Maine
Photo Credit : Katherine KeenanThis hearty recipe for Shepherd’s Stew is quick and easy to prepare — and very good, too.
If you prefer, you may also add additional ground beef or pork for a heartier texture. Cook the meat with the sausage if using.
Yield:
6 servingsIngredients
1 pound sweet or hot Italian sausage, sliced
1 large onion, chopped
2 carrots, peeled and sliced
6 potatoes, peeled and diced
1 cup sliced celery, including leaves
2 cans (16 ounces each) whole tomatoes
1/4 cup chopped fresh parsley
1-1/2 cups beef broth or stock (or 2 beef bouillon cubes dissolved in 1-1/3 cups water)
1 bay leaf
1/2 teaspoon dried thyme
1/4 teaspoon pepper
juice of 1/2 lemon (optional)
salt to taste
Instructions
In a large saucepan or nonreactive Dutch oven, brown the sausage over medium heat. Add the onion and saute until transparent, about 5 minutes. Add the remaining ingredients and bring to a boil. Reduce the heat and simmer, uncovered, for 45 to 60 minutes, or until the potatoes are tender. Remove the bay leaf before serving. Serve hot.
This is really good.
I added some Emeril seasoning to give some added zip. All in all a very good dish for weekend get togethers.
I used ground pork and a ground sausage mix, which my whole family enjoyed greatly, Will be made again this fall as the cooler season arrives.
This is delicious! Make extra and freeze some. Your family will be asking for more!
Added a couple garlic cloves; no lemon juice and a can of tomatoes with diced chilis. Have had three guests request the recipe. Use mild sausage and skip the chilis for company! Wonderfully simple to prepare and tastes even better if you make it ahead so flavors meld. YUM!
I varied this recipe as it’s close to another one I make called German Stew with boiled-down tomatoes, potato, hamburg or steak, then you can put in other vegetables which I do from time to time!
Excellent stew, easy to make, and very filling!
This is very easy and tasty, especially during our record cold spell down here in Florida.
2 cans whole tomatoes, chopped? and with or without juices….cold rainy weekend coming up, and I’d love to make this
I am surprised that Yankee would call this Shepherd’s Stew. Shepherds did not tend pigs or cows, just sheep. So it should be called something else unless you use ground lamb. I see this all over in restaurants as well. My grandmother was from England and I have her recipe for Shepherd’s Pie/stew made with ground lamb.
Nancy K.