Dinner for 4
Beef Pumpkin Stew
Beef, pumpkin, potatoes, and carrots simmer with onion, garlic, stock, and thyme for a thick, warming stew.
Typical price
$32.70for 4 servings
$8.17 per serving$32.70 for 4
Typical price: Salefork's estimate of an everyday US shelf price for each ingredient. Pick your city to price it from this week's ad.
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- 65 minstart to table
- Mediumdifficulty
- 4servings as written
- $$$$typical cost tier
AmericanHigh-proteinFamilyDinnersCold-weather comfortFallWinter
What it costs
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| Ingredient | Amount | Cost |
|---|---|---|
| Beef chuck roast or stew beef$6.99/lb typical | 3 lb | $20.97Typical price |
| Butter$0.40/oz typical | 1.5 oz | $0.60Typical price |
| Onions$1.29/lb typical | 0.3 lb | $0.40Typical price |
| Garlic$0.75 each typical | a little | $0.08Typical price |
| Broth or stock$0.07/oz typical | 33 oz | $2.32Typical price |
| Canned pumpkin$0.14/oz typical | 26 oz | $3.57Typical price |
| Potatoes$0.99/lb typical | 3 lb | $2.97Typical price |
| Carrots$1.09/lb typical | 1 lb | $1.09Typical price |
| Mint, dill, rosemary, thyme and other fresh herbs$1.99 each typical | 0.25 | $0.32Typical price |
| Total for the servings shown | $32.70 | |
Pantry staples you likely have
FlourAsian sauces and pastesSalt and pepper
Not included in the cost.
Ingredients
- 3 lb beef
- 1/2 cup all purpose flour
- 3 tbsp butter
- 1 cup onion
- 1 clove peeled crushed garlic
- 4 cups beef stock
- 3 cups pumpkin puree
- 1 tbsp worcestershire sauce
- 1 tbsp kosher salt
- 1 tsp black pepper
- 3 lb potatoes
- 1 lb carrots
- 4 sprigs thyme
Steps
- Cut the beef into bite-size pieces, toss it with the flour, salt, and pepper, and shake off excess flour.
- Melt the butter in a large pot over medium-high heat, then brown the beef in batches for 5 minutes.
- Cook the onion and garlic in the pot for 3 minutes, stirring often.
- Stir in the stock, pumpkin, Worcestershire sauce, and thyme, scraping up browned bits.
- Add the potatoes and carrots, cover the pot, and simmer over medium heat for 25 minutes.
- Check that the beef reaches 145 F and the vegetables are tender before serving.
Swaps
- Beef chuck roast or stew beef for Pork roast, shoulder or loinabout $4.50/lb less at typical prices
- Carrots for Sweet potatoesabout $0.20/lb more at typical prices
- Potatoes for Sweet potatoesabout $0.30/lb more at typical prices
- Onions for Red onionsabout $0.20/lb more at typical prices
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