Farmer Stew (Bauerneintopf)

This farmer stew is a quick recipe my mom makes and it would fill our bellies. In Germany you could actually go to the store and get a Bauerneintopf seasoning pack, but not everyone lives in the Germany. I made this version for you to experience in case you live outside Europe.

Farmer Stew will take about 45 minutes in total to prep and to cook. Start prep at 11 am and be done for lunch. It is also a good recipe, when you need a hearty meal in those winter months.

Farmer Stew Ingredients:

Potatoes: Farmer Stew does cook for a while, I suggest using firm potatoes. Make sure to check your potatoes during the cooking progress to insure it doesn’t turn into mashed potatoes with sauce. 🙂

Red Bell Peppers: You can pick any color you like, but for the best and tastiest result I used red ones. Red bell peppers are sweeter in taste and give a nice vibrant color for this Bauerneintopf.

Onion: For this farmer stew use yellow onion and cut them into small pieces.

Garlic: I used garlic cloves from my in-laws garden. They are pretty potent and decided only to use two big cloves.

Ground beef/ porc: For this recipe I used ground porc, but you can use ground beef. Feel free to you half beef and half porc for it.

Sweet Ground Pepper: I use the sweet version, since I’m not the best with spicy, but you are free to use chili or other spicy condiments. In this farmer stew I chose it for the flavor and earthiness it gives the dish.

On another side note. Feel free to add other vegetables, if you don’t enjoy bell peppers. I like to add carrots to this dish, since it adds sweetness to it. Root vegetables are a good addition to this recipe.

Farmer Stew (Bauerneintopf)

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Delicious, comforting farmer stew. It has deeps flavors from the sweet ground pepper and the flavorful liquid soaks into the potatoes. This dish has complexity and will warm your belly when you are cold or want something comforting.

• Author: Jessica
• Prep Time: 10 minutes
• Cook Time: 30 minutes
• Total Time: 40 minutes
• Yield: 8 portions 1x
• Category: Eurpean
• Method: Pot
• Cuisine: German

Ingredients

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• 800g potatoes
• 3 red bell peppers
• 1 medium onion
• 2 garlic cloves
• 500 g ground beef/porc
• 2 tablespoons tomato paste
• 450 ml beef broth
• 400 ml tomato chunks
• 2 tablespoons sweet ground pepper
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon black pepper
• 1 teaspoon thyme

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Instructions

1. Dice your onions into fine cubes.
2. Cut your bell peppers into medium sized squares. Don’t cut them too small or they will disintegrate into the stew. You want them to be visible and give you a color contrast.
3. Peel your potatoes and cut them into bite sized cubes.
4. Heat up your pot and add some vegetable oil and add your onion and bell pepper to it. Sear them for about 7-8 minutes until your onions become translucent. Put the content into a bowl.
5. Add a little oil to the pot again and brown your meat in to. once browned add your seasoning and tomato paste to it. Brown for another 2-3 minutes.
6. Add your onions, , bell peppers and potatoes back into the pot.
7. Add your minces garlic, tomato chunks and broth to the stew.
8. Cook for 30 minutes on medium heat and during the cooking process you will need to stir from time to time or the bottom will burn.
9. Serve your meal.

Notes

You can add sour cream to your serving of farmer stew for some creaminess.