Cream Stew

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  • Prep Time

    10 mins

  • Cook Time

    10 mins

  • Total Time

    30 mins

  • Servings

    5 people

  • Calories

    527 kcal

  • Course

    Main Course

  • Cuisine

    Japanese

Cream Stew

Cream Stew (ホワイトシチュー) is a popular home-cooked meal in Japan during winter, and my from-scratch recipe makes a creamy white stew with a silky smooth texture that comes together in around thirty minutes from ingredients you can pick up anywhere.

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Ingredients

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For Cream Stew Roux

  • ¾ cup heavy cream (40% or more butterfat)
  • 40 grams flour (~5 tablespoons)
  • 1 tablespoon dried milk powder

For stew

  • 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
  • 250 grams onion (~1 medium onion, sliced ½-inch thick)
  • 340 grams carrots (~1 carrot cut into 1-inch pieces)
  • 370 grams potatoes (~2 medium potatoes, cut into 1.5-inch pieces)
  • 3 cups vegetable stock
  • 600 grams boneless skin-on chicken thighs (cut into 2-inch pieces)
  • 2 teaspoons salt
  • teaspoon white pepper
  • 1 bay leaf
  • 130 grams mushrooms (I used oyster mushrooms)
  • 120 grams broccoli (½ head cut into bite-size pieces)
  • ½ cup creamed corn
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Instructions

  1. To make the roux, stir together the heavy cream, flour, and dried milk powder until it forms a smooth paste and set it aside.
  2. For the cream stew, heat a heavy-bottomed pot over medium-high heat and add the oil, onion, carrots, and potatoes. Saute the vegetables, constantly stirring for about 5 minutes, or until the onions start turning translucent but do not let them brown.
  3. Add the vegetable stock, chicken, salt, pepper, and bay leaf, then turn the heat up to high to bring the liquid to a boil. Use a spoon or skimmer to remove any foam or oil that floats to the surface and continue doing so until there is no more foam.
  4. Turn down the heat to low, partially cover the pot with a lid, and let this simmer for 15 minutes.
  5. Par-boil the broccoli in a well-salted pot of boiling water for about a minute and then drain it and set it aside.
  6. When the timer on the stew is up, add the mushrooms, submerge them and cook them through. This should take about a minute or two.
  7. To temper the roux, add a few ladles of the hot liquid from the stew into your roux and use a whisk to dissolve the roux until there are no lumps.
  8. When the mushrooms are cooked, pour the tempered roux into the stew, along with the creamed corn and stir this together. Bring the Cream Stew to a simmer to thicken the sauce, but do not let it boil.
  9. To finish the stew, add the broccoli and heat it up.

Nutrition Information

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Calories 527kcal (26%) Carbohydrates 28g (9%) Protein 24g (48%) Fat 37g (57%) Saturated Fat 16g (80%) Cholesterol 167mg (56%) Sodium 1731mg (72%) Potassium 765mg (22%) Fiber 4g (16%) Sugar 8g (16%) Vitamin A 12447IU (249%) Vitamin C 31mg (34%) Calcium 78mg (8%) Iron 2mg (11%)

Nutrition Facts

Serving: 5people

Amount Per Serving

Calories 527 kcal

% Daily Value*

Calories 527kcal 26%
Carbohydrates 28g 9%
Protein 24g 48%
Fat 37g 57%
Saturated Fat 16g 80%
Cholesterol 167mg 56%
Sodium 1731mg 72%
Potassium 765mg 16%
Fiber 4g 16%
Sugar 8g 16%
Vitamin A 12447IU 249%
Vitamin C 31mg 34%
Calcium 78mg 8%
Iron 2mg 11%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

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