This bison stew is delicious and simple to make. Compared to most other meats, bison is lower in fat, calories, and cholesterol. It’s great for a diet that is heart-healthy.
| Prep Time: | 25 mins |
| Cook Time: | 1 hr 20 mins |
| Total Time: | 1 hr 45 mins |
| Servings: | 6 |
| Yield: | 6 servings |
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons canola oil
- 2 pounds bison meat, cut into 1-inch cubes
- 1 tablespoon canola oil
- 1 cup minced yellow onion
- ½ cup minced celery
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 2 tablespoons flour
- 4 cups low-sodium chicken broth
- 1 cup water
- 2 tablespoons white wine
- 1 teaspoon salt (Optional)
- ½ teaspoon ground black pepper
- 3 whole cloves
- 1 (8 ounce) can tomato sauce
- 2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley
- ¼ teaspoon ground thyme
Instructions
- Heat 2 tablespoons canola oil in a Dutch oven over medium-high heat; brown the bison in oil, 2 to 3 minutes per side; remove bison and set aside. Pour 1 tablespoon canola oil into the Dutch oven; cook and stir the onion and celery in the oil until soft, about 5 minutes. Add the garlic; cook and stir another 2 to 3 minutes. Sprinkle the flour over the mixture and stir to coat. Stir in the broth, water, wine, salt, pepper, cloves, tomato sauce, parsley, and thyme to the mixture; bring to a boil. Return the bison to the mixture and stir through. Reduce heat; cover and simmer until meat is fork tender, about 1 hour.
Nutrition Facts
| Calories | 277 kcal |
| Carbohydrate | 8 g |
| Cholesterol | 96 mg |
| Dietary Fiber | 2 g |
| Protein | 36 g |
| Saturated Fat | 2 g |
| Sodium | 736 mg |
| Sugars | 3 g |
| Fat | 10 g |
| Unsaturated Fat | 0 g |
Reviews
I added a cup of fresh raw corn, from the cobb and a cup of steamed fresh green beans, a large can of peeled whole tomatoes which I cut into smaller sizes, 4 cloves of garlic, a teaspoon of celery seed, 1T of chili powder and fresh organic thyme (towards end). And 4 small sweet potatoes cut up. Agree with another reader, mine needs a bit of thickening so I made mashed potatoes and added a dollop to the center of each bowl when serving with fresh organic chopped cilantro.
Won 2nd at traditional foods contest, is my daughter’s favorite food, and my nephew requested it for his graduation supper. So yes, it’s a winner.
Very good! Had a lot of flavor. I would up the garlic by one clove next time. But my husband and I like garlic. I added the 3tbls of flour like others had suggested and I probably would have done one more because I like thick stew.
Awesome, simple recipe, my family LOVED it! Thank you.
I loved this! I did add potatos and carrots and an extra tablespoon of flour to thicken up the sauce.
Excellent comfort food for a cold winter’s night. I changed it to 3 tablespoons flour and added carrots during the last 40 minutes. I would back off on the salt next time, it really doesn’t need it. Lots of flavor. The family loved it.
bison being expensive,but healthy i decided to give it a try. i added to this recipe, potato’s, carrots,and rutabaga which i added the last half hour to forty five minutes. i would add another tablespoon of flour, and a bay leaf next time, as i thought it should be a bit thicker. i will make again.