This Gingered Beef and Vegetable Stew is a new twist on traditional stew, but still makes a perfect meal when the weather is cool.
If you happen to be following the Weight Watchers WW plan, you’ll find a link to the WW Points on the recipe card below.
Gingered Beef and Vegetable Stew
This stew is a new twist on traditional stew, but still makes a perfect meal when the weather is cool.
Recipe Details
Servings: 6 servings
Calories: 248kcal
Ingredients
- 1 pound beef stew meat, cut into ¾ inch cubes
- 2 tablespoons canola or vegetable oil
- 2½ cups water
- 1 medium onion, cut into thin wedges
- ⅓ cup dry sherry
- 3 tablespoons soy sauce
- 1½ teaspoons grated fresh ginger
- ½ teaspoon granulated sugar
- 1 cup thinly sliced carrots
- 1½ cups broccoli florets
- 1 large red bell pepper, seeded and cut into ¾ inch pieces
- One 8 ounce can sliced water chestnuts, drained
- ¼ cup water
- 3 tablespoons cornstarch
- additional soy sauce (optional)
Instructions
- In a large saucepan, brown the beef, half at a time, in hot oil. Spoon out the fat from the pan and discard.
- Stir in the water, onion, sherry, soy sauce, ginger and sugar. Bring to a boil; reduce heat and simmer covered for 1 to 1¼ hours, or until beef is tender. Place carrots in the pan when about 30 minutes are left.
- Stir in the broccoli, red pepper and water chestnuts. Cover and simmer about 10 minutes, or until meat and vegetables are tender.
- Stir together ¼ cup water and cornstarch; stir into the stew. Cook and stir until thickened and bubbly, about 2 more minutes.
- If desired, serve with additional soy sauce.
Notes
- If you are preparing this recipe as gluten-free, be sure to use a brand of soy sauce that is known to be GF
- You can substitute pork for beef, if desired. Reduce simmer time to 30 minutes for pork.
- WW Points were calculated using lean beef chuck for the stew meat.
Nutrition
Serving: 1serving, Calories: 248kcal, Carbohydrates: 21g, Protein: 20g, Fat: 9g, Saturated Fat: 2g, Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g, Monounsaturated Fat: 5g, Trans Fat: 0.02g, Cholesterol: 47mg, Sodium: 593mg, Potassium: 641mg, Fiber: 4g, Sugar: 6g, Vitamin A: 7585IU, Vitamin C: 60mg, Calcium: 53mg, Iron: 3mg