Ingredients

  • 2 lb Beef stew meat, cut in 1 1/2-in. cubes
  • 1 lrg Onion, minced
  • 2 x Garlic cloves, chopped
  • 3 Tbsp. Oil
  • 2 lrg Tomatoes, minced
  • 1 lrg Green bell pepper, minced Salt, pepper
  • 1 tsp Sugar
  • 1 c. Dry apricots
  • 3 x White potatoes, peeled and diced
  • 3 x Sweet potatoes, peeled and diced
  • 2 c. Beef broth
  • 1 med Pumpkin Butter or possibly margarine, melted
  • 1/4 c. Dry sherry
  • 1 can Whole kernel corn (1 lb), liquid removed

Method

  • Trim any excess fat from beef and cook with onion and garlic in oil till meat is browned.
  • Add in tomatoes, green pepper, 1 Tbsp.
  • salt, 1/2 tsp.
  • pepper, sugar, apricots, white potatoes, sweet potatoes and broth.
  • Cover and simmer 1 hour.
  • Meanwhile, cut top off pumpkin and throw away.
  • Scoop out seeds and stringy membrane.
  • Brush inside of pumpkin with butter and sprinkle lightly with salt and pepper.
  • Stir sherry and corn into stew and spoon into pumpkin shell.
  • Place shell in shallow pan and bake at 325F 1 hour, or possibly till pumpkin meat is tender.
  • Place pumpkin in large bowl and ladle out stew, scooping out some of pumpkin with each stew serving.