Pumpkin stew with meat

Step-by-step cooking

1. Step 1:

   

   How to cook pumpkin stew? Prepare the necessary ingredients. Beef is needed in the form of pulp without bones. Veal is also suitable. Pumpkin can be used of any variety, the main thing is that it was not very loose initially, otherwise the pieces will quickly boil and instead of stew you will get pumpkin puree with pieces of meat. You can add the whole onion and then throw it away or cut it into small cubes.

2. Step 2:

   

   Wash the beef, dry it and cut into medium pieces.

3. Step 3:

   

   Wash the tomato and cut it into semicircles. Choose juicy tomatoes, but dense. Soft fruits do not keep their shape well, in the process of slicing and cooking they will spread into a shapeless mass and spoil the appearance of the dish.

4. Step 4:

   

   Peel the pumpkin and cut into small cubes.

5. Step 5:

   

   Peel the carrots and cut them into semicircles. If the diameter of the carrot is large, you can cut it into quarters.

6. Step 6:

   

   Peel the potatoes and cut into medium pieces. Potatoes are also better to choose one that retains its shape and does not boil from long stewing. The flesh of such potatoes should be yellowish. If the flesh is white, it means that there is a lot of starch in such potatoes and the potatoes will boil quickly. The yellower and denser the tubers, the less starch they contain.

8. Step 7:

   

   Peel and finely chop the garlic or pass the cloves through the press.

9. Step 8:

   

   Put the tomato paste in the water, add the barbecue seasonings, salt and pepper. Stir everything thoroughly until smooth. You can replace water and tomato paste with ready-made tomato juice, but it's better not to add salt to it right away, but first taste the juice and then add salt if necessary. You can pick up a set of spices yourself: I have curry, ground paprika, dried paprika pieces, dried rosemary and thyme, salt, pepper.

10. Step 9:

    

    Heat the vegetable oil in a frying pan. Lay out the beef and fry over high heat until golden brown. If you want to add the chopped onion, put it to the meat and fry, stirring, together for 2 minutes.

11. Step 10:

    

    Add the prepared vegetables to the meat and fry all together, stirring, for about 10 minutes.

12. Step 11:

    

    Put a whole onion in a frying pan, if you haven't added it before in sliced form. Pour the tomato paste with spices diluted in water. Add the minced garlic.

13. Step 12:

    

    Mix everything thoroughly, bring to a boil and simmer under the lid for 25-30 minutes over low heat at a low boil. Put the finished stew on plates and sprinkle with chopped herbs. Bon appetit!