Brenda's Beef (or Pork) Vegetable Stew. Return the meat to the skillet along with the beef broth, combining with the onion and tomato paste mixture. Pork stew recipe - pork tenderloin or pork loin recipes with vegetables. This recipe is also known as Pork Guisado/Gisado (Filipino food), or as Carne.

The condensed beef broth gives it more beef flavor than just plain water or stock. This beef and vegetable stew is a healthy take on a hearty classic. Braising allows the beef and vegetables to reach the perfect tenderness while the tomatoes, red wine and Worcestershire give the dish just the right amount of acidity. You can have Brenda's Beef (or Pork) Vegetable Stew using 14 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you achieve it.

Ingredients of Brenda's Beef (or Pork) Vegetable Stew

Prepare 3 lb of stew meat (pork or beef or mix).
It's 1 of eggplant, peeled & diced.
Prepare 1 of zucchini squash, diced.
You need 1 of yellow squash, diced.
Prepare 4 of button mushrooms, diced.
It's 1 medium of onion, diced.
You need 2 tbsp of minced garlic.
It's 1 can of diced tomatoes.
Prepare 1 can of mild rotel.
You need 1 can of (6 oz) tomato paste.
You need 2 tbsp of italian seasoning (may need more I just shake it in there till it looks good).
It's 1 of olive oil.
Prepare 1 of salt & pepper to taste.
It's 1 of chicken stock.

This hearty pork stew recipe is filled with meat and vegetables. Magical, meaningful items you can't find anywhere else. Vegetable Beef Stew is one of my favorite one-pot stew recipes to make on the weekends. You can of course also keep the entire piece of beef whole and create this recipe to be more like a vegetable beef pot roast (like the super popular Ultimate Pot Roast on my site or the Red Wine Pot Roast).

Brenda's Beef (or Pork) Vegetable Stew step by step

Saute meat in small amount of olive oil till browned, add to crock pot..
In the same pot add a bit more olive oil and saute vegetables, onion, garlic, seasoning, till crisp tender then add to crock pot..
Stir in tomatoes, rotel, paste. If needed add a bit of chicken stock to cover meat and veggies. Salt and pepper to taste..
Cook on low for however long you need to till meat is cooked through and tender. I cooked mine for about two hours and it was ready..
Serve with my Roasted Italian Potatoes and Bacon Jalapeno Cheese Cornbread..

Traditional vegetable beef stew recipe - this one is a winner on a cold night. Like any stew, this one improves with age. If you want to make it a day or three ahead of time and store it in the fridge, all the better. If the liquid level gets too low, add more broth as needed. This pork & vegetable stew is a nice alternative to traditional beef stew recipes, and can also be more affordable than beef stew when you find pork seasonally on sale.