How to Make Vegetable Stew

Vegetable stew is a summer dish, homely lovesome and enjoyable. The collection of vegetables creates a sweetish and rich taste. Such stew could be served as the main dish, especially if you are dieting or want to vary your menu. Or it may be served as a side dish for meat or fish.

Ingredients for Vegetable Stew

• 3 eggplants
• 2-3 sweet peppers
• 3-4 carrots
• 4 shallots
• 2 red onions
• 3-4 tomatoes
• 1 tablespoon tomato paste
• 5 tablespoons olive oil
• Several parsley stalks

Cooking Instructions

1. Finely dice carrots, shallots and red onion.
2. Chop peppers, eggplants and tomatoes into medium pieces.
3. Pour olive oil in a saucepan and sauté shallots with red onion. Then, stir in parsley. Cook for a minute and add pepper. Stew for 5 minutes and add carrot.
4. Stew for additional 5 minutes and stir in eggplants, tomatoes, tomato paste and season with salt to taste. Mix everything and cover.
5. Stew over low heat for about fifteen minutes, stirring occasionally. Cook until all vegetables are soft. Serve hot.