This recipe has an interesting story, for several reasons. I got the link to the recipe from a friend from London, who got it from a Polish friend of ours. I don't know the origin of the dish, but when I saw it, knew right away I'm going to try it our one day. Why one day and not right away? Because it's not exactly a light summer dish, it's more like winter comfort food, but today it was finally the day to give it a try and I don't regret it. Not one bit.
The original recipe can be found here. I didn't follow the recipe to the letter, so I'm going to specify where I deviated from it, to give you the opportunity to decide which one you want to follow.
So let's see what I used for this recipe.
Ingredients:
- 500g sausage,
- 1 big red bell pepper,
- 1 big yellow onion,
- 1 big tomato,
- 250g carrots,
- 750g potato,
- 240g white beans,
- few garlic cloves,
- 3 tblspoons of olive oil,
- 2 teaspoon salt,
- 2 teaspoon red paprika powder,
- 1 tblspoon of soy sauce,
- 1 pinch of pepper.
Before I start with the process, let me tell you what I did differently, except for the quantities.
The original recipe has celery, which I didn't use as I don't really like it. It also has tomato paste. I used one big fresh tomato instead, because it's the season and had a good one from my dad's garden. No way I am going to use canned tomato when I have the tastiest homegrown one.
The other thing I did differently was with the sausage. The original recipe sautéd the sausage. I didn't, because the sausage I used contains less fat and I saw no need for that.
Process:
I sliced all the vegetables and the sausage too. Added oil to a pot, then added the onion, garlic, paprika and carrots.
Sautéing the carrots is always a good idea, because it gives the dish a nice color, which here is lost as the tomato and paprika powder overtake the color, but there's another benefit too. β-Carotene is one of the most important fat soluble pigments with well-known antioxidant and pro-vitamin A activity. Thus, oil is needed.
After that, I added the sausage, sautéd for a few minutes, after which I added the red paprika powder and added water to cover. Because these were fresh, summer veggies, especially the carrot, and didn't need a long cooking time, I added the potato as well, the soy sauce, plus the salt and pepper.
If you're new to using red paprika powder, make sure to add water shortly after adding the paprika to the mix, as it burns easily and the whole dish becomes bitter. Make sure not to exaggerate with the water as this is supposed to be a stew, but if you like, you can make it a soup as well as it would taste just as good as the stew.
Cooked until the carrot and potato was tender, then added the tomato. I don't like to add the tomatoes sooner as it can make cooking more difficult or slow it down.
When the tomato was also tender, finally added the peas. Peas were already well cooked, so after adding them to the mix, I only cooked it for 5 minutes, for the flavor to mix well.
I must admit, apart from the main idea and ingredients, the rest I improvised, or made it as I thought it would be right and let me tell you, the outcome was excellent. I love this recipe and most likely it's going to be regular on my table, once the cold season kicks in.
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What a rich stew I usually don't use sausages for stew but looks like a great idea, I don't know why it remind me of some eastern European dishes. ❤️
Because there are so many similar eastern European dishes 😘
Looks yummy 😋 and hearty enough for a nice winter meal for sure. Presents nicely too with the colorful carrots, bell pepper and tomatoes 👍
I couldn't agree more 🙂
Oh... this is a marvel 🤤. I like everything broths with vegetables and meats... and I like sausages too, even though I know they are not healthy. But I think one can eat everything in moderation.
Greetings, Erikah.
There's a big difference between the fat sausage, that is indeed unhealthy. This is not fat, so less unhealthy, and let's be honest, once in a while it's ok to eat such food.
Have a nice evening my friend!
Hello, my friend, I am talking about what we have here, what I know. I have never seen a less unhealthy sausage in Cuba. However, I like them a lot.
Thank you, good day!
I'm Hungarian and most of the Hungarian dishes have paprika added. In Hungary, most of the dishes are red from paprika, so I suggest you try adding paprika, not just as a garnish. It gives the food a nice flavor! 🙂
I am unbelievably hungry now. Off the the refrigerator I go. Thank you. 😀
😁 Just don't blame me after please 🤣
Bon appetite Joe!
oh, it is all your fault now...LOL
That's a nice looking stew!
Did you know I just finished my lunch and my lunch was stew?! HAHAHA
Stew season? hahhaa
Thank you dear Witty! Well, to be brutally honest, I didn't even know what time it is in your lovely world 😬😆 but I'm glad you had a nice stew.
Keep being awesome my friend 🥰
Hahahaha It's past lunch time so it was a good thing! Or else I would be making this sausage stew or at least craving for it because I read your post hahahaha
😁 I know the feeling, looking at recipes is never a good idea :)
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Many thanks @sirenahippie 😘
You're welcome @erikah
It looks like the Polish friend of a friend made you try Hungarian food :) This looks like the lecsó shepherd's stew with an extra step or two (the usual recipe doesn't include beans or carrots). It's quite popular in Poland, too.
What's really weird, though, is that I'm reading this post about half an hour after eating the same dish. Wtf Hive, am I being watched?
This is definitely not lecsó. I know it's popular in Poland and maybe looks similar but it's not. I have a lecsò recipe coming up too.
I'm telling my mom to cook this hahah it looks so delicious!
😁 Good luck, I hope you'll like it!
Hmm, it tastes really good maybe, I drool seeing it🤤
Try it out as it's heavenly good :)
Ready mom 🥰
se ve bueno! me gusto la receta
looks good! I liked the recipe
It tastes good as well :)
I often make what I call a Sausage Hotpot, similar concept to your stew. Next time I make it, I'm going to try your recipe, comfort food at its best.
I absolutely agree with you about not using tinned tomatoes when you have fresh tomatoes, way too acidic for my liking!
Thank you for sharing with us.
Have a great Friday @erikah 🤗
Thank you for the nice comment my dear Lizelle and sorry for the late reply.
Now you made me curious about your Sausage Hotpot. Do you have a recipe on your blog? I'd love to try it out, I bet it's heavenly good :)
Have a lovely Sunday dear friend 🤗 😘