2 ways to cook sweet and nutritious pumpkin beef stew for health in the cold season

Prepare the beef

Wash the beef in clean water, then quickly rinse it with vinegar to remove the odor. After that, rinse it again with cold water, then use a towel to dry the surface of the meat and slice it thinly against the grain.

Prepare other ingredients

Peel the pumpkin, wash it clean, and cut it into 1-inch cubes.

Chop off the roots of the green onions, discard any wilted leaves, wash them clean, and cut them into small pieces.

Remove the roots of the red onions, peel them, wash them clean, and chop them finely.

Stir-fry pumpkin with beef

Put a pan on the stove over high heat with 1 tablespoon of cooking oil. When the oil is hot, add the chopped red onion and sauté until fragrant and golden.

When the onion turns golden and releases a fragrant aroma, add the pumpkin and stir-fry for 5 minutes. When the pumpkin starts to soften and is slightly cooked, add the beef and stir well.

Stew beef with pumpkin

Season the beef stir-fry pan with 1 teaspoon of monosodium glutamate, 1 teaspoon of sugar, 2 teaspoons of seasoning powder, 1/2 tablespoon of fish sauce, and 2 teaspoons of oyster sauce, stir well for 1 minute for the seasoning to soak into the beef.

Add about 300ml of filtered water into the pan just enough to cover the beef and pumpkin, stir well to dissolve the seasoning completely, gently press the beef down to submerge it in the water. Cover and stew the beef and pumpkin for 10 minutes.

After 10 minutes, open the lid, use the tip of chopsticks to pierce the pumpkin; if the pumpkin is soft, taste and adjust the seasoning as needed, sprinkle chopped green onions on top and cook for another 1 minute until the onions are cooked.

And the dish is ready, let’s serve it on a plate and enjoy.

Final Product

Beef stew with pumpkin is a delicious, nutritious dish, suitable for all family members.

Each slice of beef is thinly sliced, tender, juicy, and eaten with the fragrant and fatty pumpkin that is incredibly appetizing. The broth is both sweet with the flavor of pumpkin and aromatic with the distinctive smell of beef, rich and nutritious, making it extremely suitable to enjoy with hot white rice.

This will definitely be the perfect choice to add to every family’s meal menu!

Prepare the Beef

Wash the beef with diluted salt water and then rinse with clean water. After that, use paper towels to dry the surface of the meat.

Next, cut the beef against the grain into bite-sized pieces about 2 finger joints thick.

Prepare other ingredients

Peel the pumpkin, wash it clean, and let it drain. Then, cut it into small pieces for easy eating; to make the soup bowl more visually appealing, you can cut it into star shapes or other shapes according to your preference.

Remove the core from the lotus seeds, then rinse them briefly with water and let them drain.

Marinate the beef

Put the beef into a bowl and add 1 tablespoon of minced garlic, 1 tablespoon of soy sauce, and 1/2 tablespoon of seasoning.

Mix the beef with the spices thoroughly and marinate for 15 minutes to allow the spices to penetrate the beef.

Stir-fry the beef

You place a pot on the stove and add 2 tablespoons of cooking oil to the pan, when the oil is hot, you add 1 tablespoon of minced shallots and stir-fry until fragrant.

Next, add the marinated beef and stir-fry over high heat until the beef is just firm.

Stew pumpkin and lotus seeds

You add 500ml of filtered water to the pot with the stir-fried beef along with 200gr of cleaned lotus seeds and simmer for 20 minutes over low heat.

Then, you add the pumpkin to the pot and season with 1/2 tablespoon of sugar, 1 tablespoon of seasoning and continue to cook for another 10 minutes.

When the water in the beef and pumpkin stew boils, you sprinkle chopped green onions on top and turn off the heat.

How to choose fresh and delicious beef

• You should choose beef pieces that are bright red with white marbling and the fat is a bright yellow color.
• It is recommended to buy beef when you lightly press on the piece of meat; it should have good firmness and elasticity, not feel sticky, and should not have any unpleasant or abnormal odors.
• Do not buy beef pieces that are pale green or dark red, have white spots on the meat, and feel mushy and slimy to the touch.

See details: How to choose fresh and delicious beef

How to clean beef to be fresh and odor-free

• Method 1: Rub lemon on the beef for about 7 minutes, then rinse with water before cooking.
• Method 2: Soak beef in vinegar for about 5 minutes, then rinse with clean water.
• Method 3: Rub salt on the beef, let it sit for 5 minutes, then rinse with clean water.
• Method 4: Soak in diluted salt water for about 15 minutes, then rinse several times with clean water.

See details: How to clean beef to be fresh and odor-free

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The above is a guide on 2 ways to cook beef stew with pumpkin that is flavorful, delicious, and extremely simple and easy to make, which anyone can do. Wishing you success with this recipe!

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