Chef John's Sausage, Zucchini, and Potato Stew recipe

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Ingredients

1 pound spicy smoked sausage, sliced
1 tablespoon olive oil
1 onion, chopped
1 pinch salt
6 zucchinis, cut into 2-inch pieces
1 ½ pounds small Yukon Gold potatoes, cut into 2-inch pieces
1 quart vegetable broth
water, or as needed
1 bay leaf
3 sprigs fresh thyme
salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste
1 tablespoon chopped fresh chives
½ cup small cherry tomatoes (such as Sweet 100)

Nutrition Info

460.9 calories
carbohydrate: 33.5 g
cholesterol: 51.5 mg
fat: 27 g
fiber: 4.6 g
protein: 21.8 g
saturatedFat: 9 g
servingSize: -
sodium: 1464.2 mg
sugar: 7.2 g
transFat: : -
unsaturatedFat: : -

Directions

  1. Cook sausage in a large pot over medium heat until fat begins to render from sausage, about 3 minutes. If pan is too dry, drizzle olive oil over sausage and cook until sausage is browned, about 5 more minutes. Stir onion and a pinch of salt into sausage, cook until onion is translucent, about 5 minutes.

  2. Stir zucchinis and potatoes into sausage, pour in vegetable broth and water. Stir bay leaf, thyme sprigs, salt, and black pepper into mixture, bring to a boil. Reduce heat to low and simmer until stew is thickened and vegetables are tender, 45 minutes to 1 hour.

  3. Turn off heat and stir chives into stew. Adjust salt and black pepper to taste. Stir in cherry tomatoes, serve in large shallow bowls.

Recipe Yield

6 servings

Recipe Note

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