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.
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.
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.
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.
Step 2
Heat butter or oil, stir in onion slices and sauté soft.
Stir in chopped garlic and sliced sausages and stir cook.
Step 3
Add the potato chunks and green bean pieces
Mix and stir-cook.
Step 4
Deglaze with your broth and water.
Season your stew with salt and black pepper.
Step 5
Simmer down the stew until all ingredients are cooked through, and then serve hot.
📖 Recipe
Hoosier Stew Recipe
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
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
Nutrition
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.
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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