Sausage-and-Vegetable Stew

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Made this receipe for my family last night and they loved it... it was soooo good! My husband requested I make it again for him soon. Yum!

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I barely deviated from the original recipe at all for the first go-around. I used turkey kielbasa and wound up adding about two more tbsp of oil and 3 more tbsp of flour b/c my onion cooked up quicker than the recipe said and I panicked abut having enough moisture. I also eyeballed the salt and probably added less than the recipe called for.
When my boyfriend ate it right after it was done (minus the sour cream on top he hated it b/c he said it was way too bland and tasted ?weird.? But he mostly eats fast food and is accustomed to having thousands of mgs of sodium in his meals, which I refuse to do add when I cook. He is also very picky and had never had parsnips before.
I had the stew for the first time two days after I made it and it was fantastic! It was subtly sweet which was different than I expected. I would like to have a little more sweetness next time and maybe some heat ( I added some Tabasco to my bowl for heat but that didn?t quite taste right. I think I will substitute some of the red skinned potatoes for sweet potatoes and maybe add some chili powder with the paprika. I would also consider adding some tomato paste, but since it?s meant to be a winter vegetable stew, I don?t see any reason to tinker with it anymore than that.

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Absolutely LOVE this recipe. It is a keeper and I will send it to all my children and grandchildren. Thanks

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I have never used parsnips before but turns out I like them. I used chicken stock and 1 tbl tomato paste as people recomended. I will be making this again!! I served with bread and a salad made from my left over veggies. :

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I especially loved this recipe and so does my family. I did put a little twist in it though, we are africans so we do not like cooked carrots. so we substituted ripe plantains for the carrots and parsnips, i used all kinds of beans too. i really enjoyed cooking and sharing the recipe.

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I enjoyed the soup. As I was making it I read the comments so the only change I made was to add 2 bullion cubes. I thought the soup was great. I could have done with less salt. I have never ate parsnips before- I had to Google an image at the store to find it- and I thought they were very good. My 5 year old ate it and liked it, especially with the bread!

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Ok - After reading the comments from others this is what I did. I added in a tbsp of tomato paste. I made sure I used chicken or veggie stock, added in 1 tbsp of smoked paprika and a good shake of hot sauce. Also added in some cherry toms cut in half as I had to use them up and some chopped green beans. Finally added in a bout 1 tbsp of madeira. It made a tasty dish and will improve on sitting all night.
Served with a green salad and some beer. Great supper!

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My boyfriend and I both loved this recipe, it''s tasty comfort food. I disagree with the other reviews, I wouldn't really change anything about the recipe. But then again, it is soup, so you can obviously make as many alterations as you want. However, I don't think you need to make any changes to this recipe to have a delicious meal.

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My family and I did not enjoy this recipe. I think I tried it last winter as written and that did not seem to have much flavor except an overwhelming garlic flavor. We are not "garlic lovers". I had forgotten this winter about that attempt, and I made it again recently using chicken broth instead of water, and also using cumin in addition to the paprika since I did not have smoked paprika. The substitutions did help the flavor, but not enough to make it worth making again.

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This is definitely a comfort food, and it is delicious. I wish I had had a better quality paprika, because I think that would have made a big difference, as one of the reviewers noted. I also used low-sodium chicken stock, and I used the entire package of kielbasa, because I was afraid the other 10 oz might go to waste. It added an extra layer of red "gravy" that rose to the top, but I just used the bread to sop it up in the bowl. Not only the parsnips, but the carrots add a very delicate sweetness. Today is a cold, rainy day and this soup makes you appreciate home.