Hearty and healthy, with sweet potatoes, cashews, and apples, chef JJ Johnson’s winter stew recipe is a one-pot cold-weather meal that won’t dirty up your kitchen.
| Level: | Easy |
| Total: | 1 hr 15 min |
| Active: | 30 min |
| Yield: | 6 servings |
| Level: | Easy |
| Total: | 1 hr 15 min |
| Active: | 30 min |
| Yield: | 6 servings |
Ingredients
- 4 cloves garlic
- 1 medium yellow onion, diced
- 2 tablespoons grapeseed oil
- Kosher salt
- 2 carrots
- 2 ribs celery
- 1/2 cup tomato paste
- 1 teaspoon ground cumin
- 1 teaspoon ground coriander
- 2 tablespoons fresh thyme, chopped
- 1 cup chopped tomatoes, canned or fresh
- 1 large white sweet potato
- 2 quarts chicken stock
- 1/2 cup raw unsalted cashews
- 2 Macintosh apples, leave the peel on
Instructions
- Mince the garlic and dice the onion. Heat grapeseed oil in a large, heavy-bottomed pot or Dutch oven over medium-high heat. Add garlic and sauté until light brown, 1–2 minutes. Add onions and a pinch of salt. Stir and sweat the onions, 3–4 minutes.
- Peel and chop the carrots; chop the celery. Stir in the celery, carrots, and tomato paste. Let the tomato paste brown in the pan a few minutes. Stir in cumin and coriander, followed by thyme and chopped tomatoes. Reduce heat to low and cook 5 minutes; meanwhile, peel and dice the sweet potato. Stir in the sweet potato, and cook 5 more minutes.
- Purée chicken stock and cashews in a blender. Add to the vegetables and stir. Increase heat to medium-high and bring stew to a simmer. Cook uncovered until liquid is reduced by half, 35–40 minutes.
- When stew is reduced, core and dice the apples and stir them in. Ladle into bowls and serve hot.
Nutrition Facts
| Serving Size | 1 of 6 servings |
| Calories | 321 |
| Total Fat | 14 g |
| Saturated Fat | 2 g |
| Carbohydrates | 39 g |
| Dietary Fiber | 5 g |
| Sugar | 18 g |
| Protein | 13 g |
| Cholesterol | 10 mg |
| Sodium | 1224 mg |
| Serving Size | 1 of 6 servings |
| Calories | 321 |
| Total Fat | 14 g |
| Saturated Fat | 2 g |
| Carbohydrates | 39 g |
| Dietary Fiber | 5 g |
| Sugar | 18 g |
| Protein | 13 g |
| Cholesterol | 10 mg |
| Sodium | 1224 mg |
Reviews
Wow, this was amazing. Perfect as written.
Having never worked with cashews I was skeptical, but oh my this turned out well. Certainly repeatable especially on a cold day!
The flavor profile is amazing!! I absolutely loved this stew. My family enjoyed this meal.
Turned out great, the family devoured it! One of my kids labeled it as “not just a stew, but fancy one!” I was a fan with the stubble nutty flavor that the cashews added…I never would have thought to use them in the broth for a stew!
This is one my family loved!! It will be a winter soup staple at our home!
Need to try it…was wondering about the nuts…but read you blend with stock….that I liked. …nothing hard….thanks for posting…