Sausage-and-Vegetable Stew

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This recipe only has 2 parsnips in it, and WOW did their sweetness come out! My husband loves parsnips, so when I saw this recipe I had to try it. It's a good base stew. I added peas (for some bright green color. The sour cream did add a nice contrasting tartness to the sweetness of the parsnips and it also thickened the broth up some. Overall its a good dish.

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I read all the reviews and this is what i did as well. Most def use chicken broth. Add 4 stalks of celery, cumin, oregan, 1 can tomato paste, red pepper flakes and broil the sausage for a few mins. Now you will have a great tasting stew

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I had it for the Dallas-Eagle football game and my guest seemed to really like it. For me there was something missing. If I was to do it over again, I would have made three changes 1 served it right after it was done. The potatoes and carrots lost there consistency a bit 2 grilled the kielbasa first; again a different consistency and a crunch would have added interest 3 made it a bit more spicy maybe a touch of chili powder...
Overall, very easy and as I said well received by my wife and guest. I would use this as a base but then change a bit. I guess that is what makes cooking fun.

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Just finished this dish and it was pretty good. My comment for the "bland" folks is to make sure you are using the right spice. Get yourself a "smoky" paprika, rather than sweet... like what you'd use in Paella, not on top of deviled eggs. This will make a world of difference! I simply spiced this with the TBSP of paprika it called for, and salt, and it was perfectly flavorful. We did however use the suggestion of using chicken broth (I used 1/2 cup red wine to deglaze and then added the 3 1/2 cups broth which also helped. But as far as SPICE, it was really good as written... if you are using a smoky, good quality paprika.

This is English pub food style comfort food. We omitted the sour cream and just enjoyed mopping up the broth with our bread. Very soothing on this cold winter's night.

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Read reviews while in the middle of making..was very bland at first, but I added chili powder, chicken boullion cubes(2, and cayenne pepper. Left out vineger. Ended up tasting very Louisiana. Very easy could be better, but was satisfied..wish I had the bread.

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I made this for my two teenage sons for dinner.. I did add some some fresh spinach (for color and granulated chicken bullion to the broth and I skimmed some of the grease off of the top. I served it with sour cream and bread and my boys loved it! It was easy and affordable.

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Sooo disappointed, I even took extra precautions after reading other reviews for it not to come out so bland and it didn't help..... added a thyme bundle and other herbs and used homemade italian sausage instead of the other. I WILL NOT be trying this recipe again, but IF i did i might use stock instead of water, just a thought.

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I made this stew while my son was visiting over the holidays. We all enjoyed it. Without reading other reviews, I opted for chicken stock instead of water. The stew was very satisfying, easily prepared and tasty.

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This was an okay recipe. My husband and I ate it but neither of us enjoyed it. I used 1/2 chicken broth 1/2 water and I added cellery. I will not make it again.

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I made this recipe the other day, basically used it as a base and went from there. I used vegetable broth, cumin and oregano and smoked paprika, also used some tomato pulp (about 1 cup. I also used espelette pepper (it is wonderful. For the sausages I used italian medium spiced sausages (3 as well as some barese sausages, 3 as well, (also italian. I braised the sausages, removed them from pot, braised the vegetables and removed them before continuing. I did not have parsnips at home, used turnips instead and also used 4 stalks of celery. I feel that braising helps intensify the flavour of food. instead of cider vinegar, I used a couple of dashes of pickapeppa sauce (available in the States, in Canada, nowhere, it is a wonderful sauce to use on soups, eggs, sauces, meats.....everything!! If I had stuck to the recipe as is this would have been a boring soup, instead it was an intense, full bodied rich soup. Wonderful! I made corn muffins to go along with it.