This week I wanted to share one of the recipes that reminds me most of my Grandma Opal. Hamburger Stew is a lot like a traditional beef stew only less expensive. Growing up, Grandma would throw everything but the kitchen sink into her stew pot, simmer it for hours and then we ate on for days! Watch the video about it below or scroll down for the step by step recipe. I hope you love this Hamburger Stew as much as I do. ~Rachel
Start by browning your hamburger meat in the bottom of a large pot over medium heat. Add in onion and garlic and cook until warmed through.
Add in all the other vegetables (except potatoes) and mix into cook with the meat. Add in salt, pepper and spices. Cook meat and veggie mixture over medium heat for 5 minutes. Remember, you just want them cooked through, not mushy.
Now add in broth, potatoes, tomatoes and tomato paste and simmer over medium heat until potatoes are cooked through (30 -45 minutes). We always had ours with crackers on top but you can garnish however you’d like.
Hamburger Stew
Ingredients
- 2 pounds ground sirloin or ground beef
- 1 large yellow onion chopped
- 3 garlic cloves chopped
- 1 yellow bell pepper diced
- 1 red bell pepper diced
- 1 green bell pepper diced
- 2 stalks of celery diced
- 2 large carrots diced
- 6 red potatoes diced
- 1 14.5 ounce can diced tomatoes
- 4 cups beef stock or broth
- 3 tablespoons tomato paste
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon black pepper
- 1/2 teaspoon cumin
- 1/2 teaspoon paprika
- saltine crackers for topping
Instructions
- Heat a large pot over medium-high heat. Add the ground beef or sirloin and begin to break it up with a wooden spoon, cooking until brown and crisped. Add the diced onions and garlic and cook for about 5 minutes. Throw in the remaining veggies and continue to cook for another 5 minutes to soften. Add the canned tomatoes, tomato paste, beef stock and bring to a boil. Season with salt, pepper, cumin and paprika. Lower the heat and continue to cook for half an hour or until the potatoes are soft.
- Serve with saltine crackers. Enjoy!
