Best 20 Cider Stew Recipes

HOMEMADE APPLE CIDER BEEF STEW

Steps:

• In a Dutch oven, brown beef on all sides in oil over medium-high heat; drain. Add the cider, broth, vinegar, salt, thyme and pepper; bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 1-1/4 hours. , Add the potatoes, carrots, celery and onions; return to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 30-35 minutes or until beef and vegetables are tender. , Combine flour and water until smooth; stir into stew. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened. If desired, serve with fresh thyme.

APPLE CIDER BEEF STEW

Steps:

• Combine flour, salt, pepper, and thyme in a bowl. Toss beef cubes in the flour mixture.
• Heat olive oil in a Dutch oven or large pot over medium-high heat. Working in batches, brown beef cubes on all sides. Combine browned meat, apple cider, water, and cider vinegar in the pot and bring it to a boil. Add bay leaf; reduce heat to low. Simmer, partially covered, for 1 hour.
• Stir in carrots, potatoes, onions, celery, and apple and simmer until the vegetables are tender, about 1 hour more.

PORK AND CIDER STEW

Steps:

• Sprinkle the meat with salt and pepper and lightly dredge in flour. Heat the oil in a Dutch oven over medium-high heat. Brown the meat in batches and remove to a plate, adding a little additional oil when necessary. When all of the meat is browned and set aside, add the butter to the Dutch oven to melt. When the butter foams, add the celery, carrots, onions, bay leaf, herb bundle, some salt and pepper and the caraway seeds. Stir to combine and sweat the vegetables for a few minutes. Add the cider and vinegar, and reduce by half. Add the stock and then return the pork to the Dutch oven. Cover and cook about 1 hour over low heat or in an oven preheated to 325 degrees F.
• Stir in the potatoes and apples and continue to cook until the pork is tender, 30 to 40 minutes.
• Cool and store for a make-ahead meal. Reheat over moderate heat and garnish with celery tops to serve.

CIDER BEEF STEW

Steps:

• In a large resealable plastic bag, combine flour, salt and pepper. Add beef, a few pieces at a time, and shake to coat. In a large saucepan, brown beef in oil; drain. Stir in the cider, water, vinegar and thyme; bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 1 hour and 45 minutes or until the meat is tender. , Add the carrots, celery, potato and onion; return to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 45 minutes or until vegetables are tender.

APPLE CIDER STEW

Steps:

• Combine the beef stew meat with the flour, 1/2 teaspoon salt, the black pepper, and 1/8 teaspoon thyme in a bowl; toss to coat evenly.
• Heat 2 teaspoons oil in a pot; cook the stew meat in the hot oil until completely browned, 5 to 7 minutes. Pour the apple cider over the beef, reduce heat to medium low, and simmer the mixture until the beef is tender, about 1 hour.
• Add the carrots, potatoes, apples, onion, water, celery, 1 teaspoon salt, and 1/4 teaspoon thyme to the pot; continue cooking at a simmer until the vegetables are tender, about 30 minutes more.

PORK STEW WITH HARD CIDER, PEARL ONIONS, AND POTATOES

Steps:

• Cook onions in large saucepan of boiling salted water 2 minutes; transfer to bowl of ice water to cool. Peel onions; set aside.
• Cook bacon in heavy large pot over medium heat until lightly browned. Using slotted spoon, transfer bacon to paper towels to drain. Sprinkle pork shoulder with coarse salt and pepper. Increase heat to medium-high. Working in 2 batches, add pork to same pot and cook until browned, about 7 minutes per batch. Using slotted spoon, transfer pork to large bowl. Reduce heat to medium; add shallots and parsnips. Cover pot and cook until beginning to soften, stirring occasionally, about 5 minutes. Stir in 3 teaspoons sage; stir 1 minute. Add 1/2 cup Calvados, if using; cook until almost evaporated, about 3 minutes. Add broth, cider, reserved bacon, and pork with any accumulated juices. Bring to boil, scraping up any browned bits with wooden spoon. Reduce heat to medium-low; cover and simmer until pork is tender, about 1 hour 15 minutes.
• Add potatoes and pearl onions to stew; cover and cook until vegetables are almost tender, about 30 minutes. Add apples; cover and cook until potatoes are tender, 15 to 20 minutes. Spoon fat from surface of juices, if necessary. Stir butter and flour in small bowl to form paste; add to pot and whisk to blend. Stir in mustard, 2 teaspoons sage, and 1 tablespoon Calvados, if using. Bring to boil; reduce heat to medium and simmer until thickened, stirring often, 2 to 3 minutes. Season to taste with salt and pepper. DO AHEAD: Stew can be made 1 day ahead. Cool slightly. Refrigerate uncovered until cold, then cover and keep chilled. Simmer stew over medium heat to rewarm before serving.
• Divide stew among bowls, sprinkle with remaining 1 teaspoon sage, and serve.
• Alcoholic apple cider; available in the liquor department of most supermarkets and at liquor stores.

CIDER STEW

Steps:

• On a medium to medium-high heat, in a large skillet or dutch oven with a cover, heat the fat and cook the onions until browned.
• While the onions are browning, mix the flour with the salt, pepper and thyme.
• When onions are browned, remove them from the pan, set aside, and add the beef.
• When the beef browns, replace the onions and add the flour mixture.
• Stir to coat all.
• Add the cider and ketchup, and bring to a boil, stirring occasionally.
• Then lower the heat and simmer for 1 1/2 hours more, stirring occasionally and skimming the top of the stew if necessary.
• Add the potatoes and carrots and simmer another 30 to 45 minutes, until the vegetables are tender.
• NOTE: The original recipe called for 3 tbs. bacon grease, but I prefer not using that. The butter and olive oil mixture gives excellent results.
• Also, I always double the sauce& seasoning ingredients. If you decide to also, don't forget to double the onions, oil, butter and flour also.

CIDER BEEF STEW FOR TWO

Steps:

• Combine flour, salt, and pepper.
• Add beef and toss to coat.
• In a large saucepan or dutch oven, brown beef in oil.
• Add cider, water, vinegar, and thyme.
• Bring to a boil and then reduce heat and simmer for 1 hour or until meat is tender.
• Add carrots, potato, and onion.
• Return to a boil and then reduce heat and simmer 45 minutes or until vegetables are tender.

APPLE CIDER BEEF STEW

Steps:

• Place the first four ingredients in a 5-qt slow cooker. In a large, resealable plastic bag, combine the gravy mix, soup mix, steak seasoning, and cinnamon; add beef, a few pieces at a time, and shake to coat. Add to slow cooker.
• Combine the broth, cider and tomato sauce; pour over beef. Add bay leaf. Cover and cook on low for 6-7 hours or until meat is tender.
• Combine cornstarch and water until smooth; stir into stew. Cover and cook on high for 15 minutes or until thickened. Discard bay leaf.

PORK AND CIDER STEW (A CROCK-POT RECIPE)

Steps:

• Layer sweet potatoes, carrots, onion, pork, and apple in a 3 1/2-quart or larger slow-cooker.
• Stir flour, salt, sage, thyme and pepper in a small bowl to combine. Add apple cider; stir until smooth. Pour over meat and vegetables.
• Cover and cook on low 7-9 hours until pork and sweet potatoes are tender when pierced.

APPLE CIDER BEEF STEW

Steps:

• Place the vegetables, water chestnuts, mushrooms and onion in a 5-qt. slow cooker. In a large resealable plastic bag, combine the gravy mix, soup mix, steak seasoning and cinnamon; add beef, a few pieces at a time, and shake to coat. Add to slow cooker. , Combine the broth, cider and tomato sauce; pour over beef. Add bay leaf. Cover and cook on low for 6-7 hours or until meat is tender. , Combine cornstarch and water until smooth; stir into stew. Cover and cook on high for 15 minutes or until thickened. Discard bay leaf.

TINK'S CIDER BEEF STEW WITH FLUFFY DUMPLINGS

Steps:

• In a large resealable bag, shake together stew meat, flour, salt and pepper. Heat vegetable oil in large Dutch oven, and brown beef in oil. Drain, if needed.
• Add spiced cider packet, water, beef stock, apple cider vinegar, salt, pepper, and thyme. Bring to a boil, reduce heat, cover and simmer 1-1/4 hours.
• Add potato, carrots, celery, and onion. Return to a boil, then reduce, cover, and simmer 30 minutes, or until meat and veggies are tender.
• Combine flour and cold water. (I like to shake it in a jar with a sealed lid.) Raise heat to high; slowly pour flour and water into stew, while stirring constantly. As the mixture heats it will thicken into gravy. Thicken as much or as little as you like. You may or may not use all of the flour/water mixture.
• Make dumplings: Combine flour, baking powder and salt in a small bowl. Using a pastry blender or two knives, cut the shortening into the flour mixture until it resembles fine crumbs.
• Stir in milk, and drop 10 spoonfuls of dough onto hot meat or vegetables (not directly onto hot liquid).
• Cook uncovered for 10 minutes.
• Cover and cook 10 minutes longer.

PORK STEW WITH APPLES AND TURNIPS IN CIDER

Steps:

• Place meat in a mixing bowl and sprinkle with salt, freshly ground pepper and rosemary.
• Cover and refrigerate for several hours or overnight.
• Roll up the pork rind or fold bacon in half, tie with kitchen string and cover with cold water in a large pan.
• Bring to a light boil and boil for 5 minutes.
• Drain and cool under cold running water. Set aside.
• Pat meat dry with paper towels.
• On a plate, season flour with large pinch of salt and freshly ground pepper.
• Preheat oven to 325F, if using Dutch oven.
• Heat oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat.
• Dip a few pieces of pork at a time in the flour, place in the skillet and brown evenly.
• As each batch is done, transfer meat to a 5-1/2-quart Dutch oven or a slow cooker.
• Pour cider into the skillet.
• Over high heat, scrape the bottom of the pan for 1 minute or so to incorporate all the residue. (If oil and flour are burned, skip this step and pour cider directly into Dutch oven or slow cooker.
• Strain the cider over the meat.
• Add apples, turnips and garlic to the pork, and bury pork rind or bacon in the meat.
• Season with salt and pepper and cover.
• Be sure to check on the pork and add 1/4 cup water at a time, if necessary, to prevent the meat or vegetables from burning.
• Bake on the middle shelf of the oven for 1-1/2 hours, or in the slow cooker for about 6 hours, stirring meat, turnips and apples once or twice if possible to ensure even cooking.
• Discard the pork rind or bacon, put the stew with the apples and turnips in a heated serving bowl, and skim off the fat.
• Mash some of the apples and turnips into the juices, pour over meat.

PORK AND CIDER STEW

Steps:

• 1. In a large enameled cast-iron casserole, melt 1 tablespoon of the butter in 1 tablespoon of the oil. Season the pork with salt and pepper. Add one-third of the pork to the casserole and cook over moderately high heat, stirring occasionally, until well browned, about 8 minutes. Transfer the pork to a baking sheet. Repeat in 2 more batches with the remaining butter, oil and pork. 2. Add the bacon to the pot and cook until golden; add to the pork. Add the onion and garlic to the pot; cook over moderate heat, stirring, until golden and softened, 5 minutes. Add the pork, bacon, cider, stock and bay leaves to the casserole; bring to a simmer. Cover and simmer gently until the pork is tender, 2½ hours. Discard the bay leaves. 3. In a small bowl, whisk the cornstarch with 1/4 cup of water. Add the cornstarch mixture and the cream to the stew and simmer until the liquid is thickened, about 5 minutes. Stir in the mustard and sage and season with salt and pepper.

CHICKEN CIDER STEW

Steps:

• 1. I removed the chicken & skin off the bones and placed in the pan and added the broth and cider and put on low heat. Then, sliced my veggies and got them ready. I cooked this in a pan over medium heat on the stove. I added sauteed onions, parsnips, carrots, yams, beau monde, onion salt, thyme, and pepper. I cooked this for 35 - 45 minutes till the veggies are tender.
• 2. I removed the skin from the pot and then added a mixture of cornstarch and water to thicken up the broth. I tasted the stew and added a little more salt and pepper.
• 3. I have spooned this over egg noodles or biscuits. But would be good over a bed of rice or even mashed potatoes.
• 4. Sept. 26th, 2014 --- One of my first recipes that I love to make for the fall season.

HOMEMADE CIDER BEEF STEW

Steps:

• In a large resealable plastic bag, combine the flour, salt and pepper. Add the beef, a few pieces at a time, and shake to coat. In a large saucepan, brown beef in oil; drain. Stir in the cider, water, vinegar and thyme. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 1 hour and 45 minutes or until the meat is tender. , Add the carrot, celery, potato and onion; return to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 45 minutes or until vegetables are tender.

CIDER BEEF STEW

Steps:

• 1)In a Dutch oven,brown beef on all sides in oil over medium-high heat;drain.Add the cider,vinegar,salt if desired,thyme and pepper;bring to a boil.Reduce heat;cover and simmer for 1-1/4 hours. 2)Add the potatoes,carrots,celery and onions;return to a boil.Reduce heat;cover and simmer for 30-35 minutes or until beef and vegetables are tender. 3)Combine flour and water until smooth;stir into stew.Bring to a boil;cook and stir for 2 minutes or until slightly thickened.

GAME STEW WITH CIDER AND APPLES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
• In an ovenprove casserole dish large enough to hold the 2 pounds of game, heat the olive oil and brown the game in batches. Set aside.
• Add onions (and more oil if required), then parsnip and carrots and fry on medium heat for 5-10 minutes.
• Add cider, herbs and spices, bring to a boil, then add the browned game.
• Add just enough stock to cover the game and bring to a booil.
• Cover the casserole with the lid and cook in the oven for about 1-1 1/2 hours or until meat is tender.
• If the liquid is too thin, mix one tablespoon cornstarch with some cold water, then stir into the stew, bring to another boil and add the sliced apples.
• Simmer for another 15-20 minutes.
• Serve with white bread.

AFTER-SKI OVEN STEW N' CIDER

Steps:

• Heat oven to 325ºF. In roasting pan or 2 Dutch ovens, mix meat, carrots, celery, onion, water chestnuts and mushrooms.
• Mix flour, sugar and salt and stir into meat mixture. Then stir in tomatoes and Burgundy. Cover.
• Bake 4 hours or until meat is tender.
• CRAN-APPLE CIDER: in a large kettle or pot, combine all the ingredients. Heat to boiling; reduce heat and simmer 15 to 20 minutes. Strain. Makes 25 servings (about 1/2 cup each).

SOMERSET CIDER STEW

Steps:

• 1. Mix the flour & paprika in a plastic bag, add the pork & shake until the meat is evenly coated. Heat oil in a stew pan or flameproof casserole. Add the pork & fry until lightly browned all over. Stir in any remaining flour from the bag.
• 2. Gradually stir in the dry cider & bring to the boil. Reduce to a simmer, cover the pan or casserole & cook for 1 hour.
• 3. Stir in mushrooms, leeks, red pepper & apples. Cover & simmer for a further 10 minutes. Season with salt & pepper.
• 4. Stir in the blended cornflour & simmer for 15 minutes, stirring all the time until the sauce has thickened & is smooth.
• 5. Leave to cool for about 5 minutes, then stir in the cream. Gently heat through. Serve with unpeeled new potatoes or mashed potato.