Underground Stew

servings
Serves 6
prep time
15 minutes
cook time
30 minutes
Close-up of a rustic stew with nuts, potatoes, and vegetables.

A hearty, rustic stew made with a mix of vegetables, nuts, and potatoes. Delicious and wholesome. Photo credit: Mike McColl.

Ingredients

  • •4 carrots, diced
  • •1 celery root, diced
  • •2 parsnips, diced
  • •1 medium sweet potato, peeled and diced
  • •60 ml (¼ cup) plus 15 ml (1 tablespoon) extra-virgin olive oil
  • •5 ml (1 teaspoon) sea salt
  • •1 ml (¼ teaspoon) ground cinnamon
  • •5 ml (1 teaspoon) paprika
  • •1 ml (¼ teaspoon) ground nutmeg
  • •1 onion, diced
  • •125 ml (½ cup) dry white wine
  • •1 liter (4 cups) no-salt-added vegetable broth
  • •410 ml (14 ounces) no-salt-added pinto beans, drained and rinsed
  • •10 ml (2 teaspoons) chopped fresh rosemary
  • •10 ml (2 teaspoons) finely chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley
  • •60 ml (¼ cup) roasted, salted peanuts, for garnish

Preparation

  1. Preheat oven to 200°C (400°F). Line a rimmed baking sheet with parchment paper.

    In a large bowl mix carrots, celery root, parsnips and sweet potatoes with 60 ml (¼ cup) olive oil, 2 ml (½ teaspoon) salt, pepper, cinnamon, paprika and nutmeg. Transfer to baking sheet in a single layer and roast until they are fork-tender, about 25 minutes.

    Heat the remaining 15 ml (1 tablespoon) oil in a large stockpot over medium heat. Add onions and allow to brown, 3-5 minutes, stirring occasionally to prevent burning.

    Add wine and cook until it is reduced by half, 3-5 minutes.

    Add broth and beans and bring to a boil. Add the roasted vegetables. Reduce heat and simmer, stirring occasionally, for 15 minutes.

    Add rosemary and parsley to the stew, remove from heat. Add to serving bowls and garnish with peanuts.

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About the author

Nettie Cronish is a vegetarian chef, culinary instructor and cookbook author. For the past 25 years, she has been teaching at supermarkets, community colleges and gourmet and health food stores. She works with dieticians and develops and tests recipes for the business sector. She is the chair of the Women’s Culinary Network and a board member of Fair Trade Canada. She lives in Toronto with her husband and three children.

Cara Rosenbloom is a passionate foodie and a Registered Dietician. She was the dietician at ‘Canadian Living’ for six years and makes regular appearances on Breakfast Television, CTV News, and The Morning Show. She holds a literature degree from the University of Western Ontario and a Bachelor of Applied Science in Food and Nutrition from Ryerson University. She lives in Toronto.

Nettie Cronish and Cara Rosenblum, RD

Nettie Cronish and Cara Rosenblum, RD

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