Recipe courtesy of Cheryl Smith
Curried Vegetable Stew
- Level: Easy
- Yield: 8 servings
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- Nutritional Analysis
- Per Serving
- Serving Size
- 1 of 8 servings
- Calories
- 310
- Total Fat
- 13
- Saturated Fat
- 1
- Carbohydrates
- 43
- Dietary Fiber
- 13
- Sugar
- 12
- Protein
- 9
- Cholesterol
- 0
- Sodium
- 1125
- Total: 1 hr 25 min
- Prep: 30 min
- Cook: 55 min
Ingredients
6 tablespoons vegetable oil
2 cups diced onions
1 red pepper, diced
6 tablespoons Jamaican or Madras curry powder
2 tablespoons chopped garlic
2 tablespoons chopped ginger
Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
2 cups large diced pumpkin
1 (12.5-ounce) can chickpeas, drained and rinsed
2 chayote, peeled, and roughly chopped
2 cups large dice Yukon gold potatoes
2 cups diced carrots
6 sprigs thyme
1 cup chopped scallions
Vegetable stock, to cover
1 head cauliflower, cut into florets
Cheryl's Hot Sauce, to taste, recipe follows
Cheryl's Hot Sauce:
10 whole Scotch bonnet peppers, rinsed and stems removed
1 to 1 1/2 cups white vinegar
10 whole pimento seeds
Directions
- Heat a large braising pot over high heat. Add the oil and the onions, and saute for 2 minutes. Then, add the red peppers and saute 2 minutes more.
- Then, add curry powder, and saute until fragrant. Add the garlic, ginger, a little salt and pepper to the saute.
- Add the pumpkins, chickpeas, chayote, potatoes, carrots, thyme, and scallions, and stir the saute for about 6 minutes. Add enough vegetable stock to just cover the vegetables. Bring to a simmer, and then add the cauliflower and cover the pot.
- Simmer for about 35 minutes. Then add Cheryl's Hot Sauce, salt, and pepper, to taste. Simmer for 5 minutes more.
Cheryl's Hot Sauce:
- To a blender, add peppers and 1 cup of vinegar and puree. Add remaining vinegar, if needed. Stir in pimento seeds. Store in a bottle or jar in refrigerator.
- Yield: 2 cups