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    Hoosier Stew Recipe

    Dec 28, 2024 by Helene Dsouza

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    Helene Dsouza
    Originally from Indiana, green beans, potatoes, and smoked sausage make for a hearty and comforting meal.
    Total Time: 40 minutes minutes
    Prep Time: 15 minutes minutes
    Cook Time: 25 minutes minutes
    3 portions
    RECIPE
    Hoosier Stew
    Hoosier Stew Recipe pin picture

    The Hoosier stew is a soul-warming dinner meal prepared with green beans, potatoes and smoked sausages.

    Simple and wholesome, it's a great dish to cook up when you seek food inspiration.

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    TL;DR

    The Hoosier stew is a staple in Indiana, and it is mostly called that way by German descendants who settled there.

    Fun fact, the people of Indiana are nicknamed Hoosiers and that is where this term emerged.

    You might know this dish simply as a green bean, potato, and sausage stew. Essentially, the smoked sausage does all the flavoring, and the veggies add a healthy element to it.

    You will love it if you need to prep a meal last minute or if you want a soothing hot soup bowl after a long day at work.

    sausage green bean potato hoosier stew

    Ingredient Notes

    • Green Beans — I use frozen green beans from our garden. You can use fresh ones or canned green beans as well. Alternatively, use or mix in wax beans or purple beans.
    • Onions — White or yellow.
    • Garlic — fresh.
    • Potatoes — use your favorite potato variety. Yukon gold are great all-purpose potatoes. Russet tend to be starchy, which will thicken the stew and the potatoes will break apart.
    • Sausages — A decent smoked sausage of your choosing, such as a Kielbasa. This is one of your main stew flavor-givers. I used smoked Frankfurter sausages.
    • Broth — Beef or chicken broth.
    • Oil or Butter
    • Salt & Black Pepper
    • Water

    This is not a stew that contains many seasonings. In fact, the stew is blander, compared to some of my other stew and soup recipes on this space.

    To make it flavorful, get quality smoked sausages. It that isn't enough, add a few drops of Maggie seasoning to your bowl of stew. This sauce is a staple in every home in Central Europe.

    ingredients for Hoosier stew

    Process Overview

    Step 1

    Prep produce and sausages.

    Peel and cut potatoes into easy chunks, cut green beans, chop garlic, slice onion and slice sausages.

    prep ingredients

    Step 2

    Heat butter or oil, stir in onion slices and sauté soft.

    Stir in chopped garlic and sliced sausages and stir cook.

    sauté onion
    sauté garlic
    stir in sausage slices

    Step 3

    Add the potato chunks and green bean pieces

    Mix and stir-cook.

    stir in potato chunks and green bean
    mix green bean potato sausage

    Step 4

    Deglaze with your broth and water.

    Season your stew with salt and black pepper.

    deglaze with broth
    pour in water
    season with salt and black pepper

    Step 5

    Simmer down the stew until all ingredients are cooked through, and then serve hot.

    cook hoosier stew
    simmer down until all ingredients are cooked through
    Midwestern stew

    📖 Recipe

    Hoosier Stew

    Hoosier Stew Recipe

    Originally from Indiana, green beans, potatoes, and smoked sausage make for a hearty and comforting meal.
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    Course: Main Course, Soup
    Cuisine: American
    Diet: Gluten Free, Low Lactose, Vegetarian
    Prep Time: 15 minutes minutes
    Cook Time: 25 minutes minutes
    Total Time: 40 minutes minutes
    Servings: 3 portions
    Calories: 241kcal
    Recipe by: Helene Dsouza

    Ingredients

    • 2 Potatoes large
    • 2 cups Green Beans
    • 1 Onion
    • 2 cloves Garlic
    • 2-3 Sausages
    • 1 Tablespoon Oil or Butter
    • 32 Ounce Broth Beef or Chicken
    • ½ Teaspoon Salt
    • ¼ Teaspoon Black Pepper
    • 1 cup Water
    US - Metric

    Instructions

    • Prepare your produce and the sausages before you start cooking. Peel the potatoes and cut them into bite-sized chunks. Cut the green beans into inch (2 cm long pieces), chop garlic small, slice onion and slice sausages. Keep the potato and beans together, but the garlic, onion, and sausage separate.
      2 Potatoes, 2 cups Green Beans, 1 Onion, 2 cloves Garlic, 2-3 Sausages
    • In a medium-sized pot, heat the oil or butter and stir in the sliced onions. Sauté your onions for a few minutes or two over a medium heat setting, or until they soften a bit.
      1 Tablespoon Oil, 1 Onion
    • Continue to add in the chopped garlic and sliced sausages. Stir, cook over a medium-low heat setting for a minute.
      2 cloves Garlic, 2-3 Sausages
    • Now throw in the potato chunks and green bean pieces. Mix it all and keep on a medium-low flame. Cook for a minute or two, stirring occasionally so that the potato pieces don't stick to the bottom of your pan.
      2 Potatoes, 2 cups Green Beans
    • Deglaze with the broth and water. Season with salt and black pepper.
      32 Ounce Broth, ½ Teaspoon Salt, 1 cup Water, ¼ Teaspoon Black Pepper
    • Cover the pan, keep on a medium heat setting, and wait for the rolling boil.
    • Simmer and cook down the stew until all ingredients are cooked through, and you are satisfied with the consistency.
    • Serve up hot.

    Notes

    If you use frozen green beans, simply cut them up while they are still frozen, don't thaw them. If you thaw them, they will get soggy in your stew. You can use french green beans too and, of course, canned green beans.
    32 oz Broth = 1 carton or 5 cups. As an alternative, you can use a bouillon cube dissolved and mixed in hot water too.
    The stew is often served with almost no liquid left, but you have the option to serve it the way you like it. Uncover if you want fewer liquids and if at the end you think it looks too dry, you can mix in and heat another ½ cup (120 ml) or so of water.

    Nutrition

    Nutrition Facts
    Hoosier Stew Recipe
    Amount Per Serving
    Calories 241 Calories from Fat 63
    % Daily Value*
    Fat 7g11%
    Saturated Fat 1g5%
    Trans Fat 0.02g
    Polyunsaturated Fat 2g
    Monounsaturated Fat 4g
    Cholesterol 1mg0%
    Sodium 503mg21%
    Potassium 1077mg31%
    Carbohydrates 38g13%
    Fiber 6g24%
    Sugar 5g6%
    Protein 11g22%
    Vitamin A 511IU10%
    Vitamin C 40mg48%
    Calcium 72mg7%
    Iron 3mg17%
    * Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

    Serving

    Typically enjoyed with cornbread, you will also appreciate a slice of multigrain bread or a bun with this vegetable loaded stew.

    Consider serving a side salad of your choice with this dish. I recommend a vinaigrette based shredded vegetable or green lettuce salad. The vinegar flavors are great in combination with the stew.

    hoosier stew close up
    green beans potato sausage stew

    Storing

    Leftovers and larger meal prepping quantities can be stored in containers in your refrigerator or freezer.

    Prepare batches with the help of rectangular glass containers. These can be stacked over each other in your fridge or freezer.

    Warm up your stew in a microwave or oven.

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