Recipe: Zucchini and Vegetable Stew with Ground Meat

A simple late-summer (read autumn) vegetable stew made with minced pork, zucchini, carrots, bell pepper and leek. It is an easy way to use up a generous harvest of zucchini, carrots and leeks I have. And it comes together in one pot after browning the meat.

Zucchini and Vegetable Stew with Ground Meat

Ingredients

  • 1 white end of a leek, chopped, or 1 onion
  • 300 g ground pork
  • 1 bell pepper, diced
  • 2 carrots, grated
  • 1 large zucchini, seeds removed and diced, or 4 small zucchini
  • 2 cloves garlic, cut lengthwise
  • Salt, to taste
  • Black pepper, to taste
  • Olive oil
  • A little water, if needed

Directions

  1. Heat a frying pan and fry the ground pork. Season with salt and black pepper and cook until browned and cooked through.
  2. Meanwhile, heat a little olive oil in a large pot. Add the chopped leek and fry until it starts to change colour.
  3. Add the grated carrots and fry for about 3 minutes.
  4. Add the diced bell pepper and fry for another 3 minutes.
  5. Add the cooked pork to the pot, together with the diced zucchini and garlic. Mix everything well.
  6. If the vegetables have not released enough liquid, add a little water.
  7. Cover and stew for 10–20 minutes, depending on the vegetables. Stir occasionally.
  8. Taste and adjust the salt and pepper before serving.


The amount of water needed depends on how juicy the zucchini is. Add only a little at a time.

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I hope you will like it!
Ilze


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