Warm Heart Stew

I felt like making a soup that had ingredients that all of my family loves. So voila! My warm heart stew contains all of the best beans and robust bratwurst of the season. We enjoy this, and my family even asks me to make it in the summer!

Step: 1

Place the bratwursts, carrots, and onion in a slow cooker. Pour in chicken stock and beef broth. Mix in sauerkraut, pinto beans, kidney beans, navy beans, basil, parsley, and salt.

Step: 2

Cover, and cook 4 hours on High.

Per Serving: 382 calories; protein 19.1g; carbohydrates 32.2g; fat 19.8g; cholesterol 49.6mg; sodium 1826mg.

The name of “stew” can process to both a dish and a cooking method. Stewing makes not fast cooking piece of meat, vegetables or beans in a flavorful water based . It’s same as to braising, instead it does have a few notable differences. The meat is chopped into few of pieces instead of being cooked whole , and the water based material completely covers the essential in a stew as different to a braise’s halfway full . When meat or raw fruit are cooked using this method, the resulting dish is called stew.

Stew has a reputation for being a rib-sticking eating process that comfortable you up on a cold , winter day. It’s true ; a bowl of old menu of beef stew does have warming properties , but stew’s comfort factor goes way beyond preserving you from the cold . It’s all about those tender chunks of meat and vegetables, swimming in a thick, ultra-rich gravy. The way they come together creates the ultimate comfort food, no matter the weather.