Hearty Party Hotpot
This festive winter stew is packed with earthy flavors and hearty vegetables, creating a comforting and satisfying dish perfect for cold evenings. The combination of Marsala wine, chestnuts, and aromatic spices like juniper berries and rosemary infuses the stew with a rich and warm taste. The addition of mushrooms and a touch of wholegrain mustard adds depth to the sauce, while the redcurrant jelly balances out the savory notes with a hint of sweetness. Each spoonful of this stew brings together a medley of flavors that will surely delight your taste buds.
— Constant Cookbook
Ingredients
- 2 onions
- 20g/1oz butter
- sprig rosemary
- pinch salt
- 2 tsp juniper berries
- 1 carrot
- 1 parsnip
- ½ swede
- 4 tbsp Marsala wine
- 2 tbsp plain flour
- 150g/5½oz canned chestnuts
- 2 bay leaves
- 400ml/14fl oz vegetable stock
- freshly ground black pepper
- 4 chestnut mushrooms
- handful dried porcini mushrooms
- 1 tbsp wholegrain mustard
- 1 tbsp redcurrant jelly
- 1 pomegranate
Instructions
- Roughly chop the onions and slowly soften in a casserole with a little butter. Meanwhile pick a sprig of rosemary into a mortar and pestle with a pinch of salt and the juniper berries. Give them a good bashing then add to the onions.
- Now chop the carrot, swede and parsnip into hearty sized chunks, they are going to be the body of the stew, and add to the onions.
- To build the sauce, tip in a few glugs of whatever Christmas wines you have to hand, here I particularly like Marsala. Add a spoonful of flour and stir in allowing it to cook through and thicken the sauce. Add the chestnuts, bay leaf and stock, season with freshly ground black pepper, then leave to simmer for 15 minutes.
- Quarter the chestnut mushrooms; then add them to the pot along with a handful of dried porcini. This will give the stew a woody depth. Now for the finishing touches to the sauce add a spoonful of wholegrain mustard and redcurrant jelly, and let simmer for a further 20 minutes.
- Finally serve with a scattering of pomegranate seeds over each helping.
Cook Time
1H
Prep Time
PT30M
Yield
Serves 4
Nutrition
- Calories: 268kcal
- Carbohydrate Content: 38g
- Fat Content: 7g
- Fiber Content: 10g
- Protein Content: 6g
- Saturated Fat Content: 3g
- Sugar Content: 18g
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