Best 5 Ancho Vegetable Stew Recipes

VEGAN MUSHROOM STEW

Steps:

• Heat oil in a large pot over medium heat.
• Add onion, carrot, and celery along with a couple pinches of salt and pepper.
• Cook, stirring occasionally for 8 minutes.
• Add mushrooms, garlic, thyme, oregano, sage, and a couple pinches of salt and pepper.
• Cook, stirring frequently, for 3-4 minutes.
• Add flour and stir to evenly coat everything. Cook, stirring frequently for 1 minute.
• Stir in balsamic vinegar and soy sauce to deglaze the pan, scraping the yummy bits off the bottom.
• Add potatoes, lentils, tomato sauce, broth, and bay leaves, along with a couple pinches of salt and pepper.
• Bring to a simmer over medium-high heat, stirring occasionally so that the lentils don't stick to the pan.
• Turn heat to low and simmer gently for 10-15 minutes or until the potatoes are fork-tender. Season to taste with salt and pepper.
• Garnish with fresh parsley, serve with mashed potatoes, and enjoy!

PORK AND ANCHO STEW

Steps:

• Add the anchos to a medium pot with the chicken stock, and bring to a simmer. Heat until the chiles are softened, about 15 minutes.
• Pat the meat dry and sprinkle with salt and pepper. Heat a large Dutch oven with the oil over medium-high heat. Brown the meat in batches and remove to a plate. Add more oil, as necessary. Add the garlic, carrots, bay leaves, onions, jalapenos, cumin, cloves and some salt and pepper. Cook partially covered for a few minutes.
• Puree the anchos and stock together. Add the ancho stock to the Dutch oven with the cinnamon stick, lime juice, tomatoes (mash up the tomatoes a bit). Stir in the cilantro and return the pork to the Dutch oven. Stir, cover and cook over low heat 2 1/2 to 3 hours until very tender, stirring occasionally. Remove the cinnamon stick and bay leaf. Cool completely and store in the refrigerator for a make-ahead meal.
• Reheat over medium heat. Serve with rice and jalapenos.

VEGETABLE STEW (GIAMBOTTA)

Steps:

• Preheat broiler.
• Heat a medium soup pot over medium heat. Add extra-virgin olive oil, bay, chopped garlic and onions and let them sweat out while you prepare the rest of the veggies. Work next to the stove and drop as you chop, in order of longest cooking time: potatoes, eggplant, zucchini, and bell pepper. Season with salt and pepper, cover and cook 10 minutes, stirring occasionally. Uncover and add tomatoes and stock and cook 5 minutes more, to heat through. Turn heat off and stir in basil.
• Char bread under broiler and rub with cracked garlic then drizzle with extra-virgin olive oil, top with cheese and pepper and return to the broiler for 30 seconds to brown cheese. Serve cheese whole-grain toast with bowls of vegetable stew.

ANCHO VEGETABLE STEW

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, heat the oil over medium heat. Add the onion, bell pepper, zucchini and garlic and cook, stirring, until tender, about 6 minutes. Stir in the remaining ingredients except for the tomato paste and the ancho paste and bring to a simmer. Reduce heat to medium-low and cook, stirring occasionally, until the potatoes are tender, about 20 minutes. Stir in the tomato paste and the ancho paste and cook for 5 minutes. Let the stew stand for 5-10 minutes before serving. Ladle into bowls and serve with flour tortillas.

VEGETARIAN RED POZOLE WITH RED BEANS

Steps:

• Slit chiles open and remove seeds and veins. Heat a flat griddle or dry heavy skillet (not nonstick) over medium heat until hot, then toast the chiles, opened flat, 2 at a time, by pressing down and turning on either side with tongs, until fragrant and insides change color, about 1 minute.
• Put chiles in a bowl with cold water to cover and let soak until soft, about 20 minutes.
• While chiles are soaking, cook onion in oil in a 5- to 6-quart heavy pot over medium heat, stirring occasionally, until golden, 15 to 20 minutes.
• Transfer chiles with tongs to a blender (discard soaking water) and add garlic, cider vinegar, cumin, oregano, 1/2 teaspoon salt, sugar, cloves, and 1 cup water. Blend until smooth, about 1 minute.
• Add chile purée to pot and cook, stirring, 5 minutes.
• Add remaining 5 cups water, hominy, beans, zucchini, corn, and 1/2 teaspoon each salt and pepper and bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer, partially covered, stirring occasionally, until zucchini is tender, about 20 minutes. Season to taste with salt and pepper.
• To serve the stew, surround it with small bowls of the accompaniments and let the guests garnish their servings as they wish.