Monster Stew in a Pumpkin is a modern American recipe for a classic warming stew of beef and baby vegetables cooked in golden mushroom soup in a hollowed pumpkin that makes an excellent Halloween dish. The full recipe is presented here and I hope you enjoy this classic American version of: Monster Stew in a Pumpkin.
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Ingredients:
1 medium-sized pumpkin
675g stewing steak, cut into bite-sized pieces
400g baby carrots
6 large potatoes, finely diced
1 large onion, sliced
450g fresh mushrooms, sliced
1 green bell pepper, de-seeded and sliced
1 celery stick, sliced
800ml golden mushroom soup
Method:
Cut a hole in the top of the pumpkin (use a slanting cut so you can later use the excised top as a lid) then scoop out the insides (be careful not do pierce the skin) then set the pumpkin shell on a baking tray.
Combine all the remaining ingredients (and some of the pumpkin flesh in a bowl) then pour into the pumpkin shell. Replace the lid then transfer to an oven pre-heated to 150°C and cook for about 2 hours, or until the meat is tender and the pumpkin is just soft.
Remove from the oven and carefully slide the pumpkin onto a serving plate. Ladle the stew directly from the pumpkin onto plates. Serve accompanied by crusty bread and a green salad.
