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Root Veg And Bean Stew

This ragout (stew) is great because, after the initial cooking, you just bung it in the oven and get on with something else.

Although the recipe suggests using parsnip and kohlrabi, you can use it to finish off almost any leftover vegetables at the end of the week.

It's great with jacket spuds or brown rice.

Ingredients

Serves 4

1 medium onion, peeled and chopped
2 cloves garlic, peeled & crushed
2 medium leeks
2 medium carrots
1 parsnip
½ kohlrabi
1 potato
1 tablespoon olive oil
1 tin tomatoes, chopped
500ml water & a vegetable stock cube
200g butter beans or cannellini beans, cooked
1 tablespoon fresh thyme leaves
1 teaspoon yeast extract
Salt & pepper to taste

Method

Pre-heat the oven to 160C.
Heat the oil in a large pan (ideally one you can put straight in the oven).
Gently sauté the onion and garlic for 5 minutes.
Wash the leeks thoroughly to remove any grit and slice into 1 cm rings.
Scrub the carrots and slice into ½ cm chunks.
Peel the kohlrabi, parsnip and potato and chop into 1cm cubes.
Add the carrots, parsnip, kohlrabi and leeks to the pan.
Add the tomatoes, tomato puree, stock cube, yeast extract and thyme leaves. Mix well. Add the beans and stir.
Pour into an oven-proof casserole dish. Cover and bake for 45 minutes, until all the vegetables are soft and the sauce has thickened.

Time From Cupboard-To-Table

About 1 hour.

Notes & Variations For Root Veg And Bean Stew

Use whatever you've got left over at the end of the week - you don't have to stick to the root vegetables suggested.

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Ratings & Reviews

Rating	Comments
9/10	easy and clear to do thank you from a new person to kohl rabi
9/10	We're still getting through the 17kg pumpkin our neigbour gave us, so I added some of that and some celeriac. I think it would work with most veg which can take the oven-cooking and will definitely make it again. Is it me, or is the tomato purée missing from the ingredients list? I added a good-sized blob and it seemed fine.
9/10	I used up all the tired-looking veg in my fridge in this recipe and really enjoyed it. My carnivorous hubby wouldn't eat it, so next time I'll add some chopped cooked sausages at the end, and see how that goes!
8/10	Tried this last night after discovering this website the same day! Very yummy, I added Courgettes as well. Needed about 15 minutes longer than the recipe said, though, and don't be tempted to add a little extra water as I did!

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