Garden Row Stew
Dehydrated garden vegetables and instant black beans, rehydrated into a thick one-pot stew.
- calories
- 620
- weight
- 4.5 oz
- cal / oz
- 138
- protein
- 22 g
- serves
- 1, scales
- prep
- 2 min
- cook
- 12 min
- total time
- 14 min
- water
- 600 ml boiled
- cost
- $
Calorie and protein figures are my own estimates, good enough for planning a food bag and not meant as precise nutrition data.
- Dinner
- Canister stove
- Liquid fuel
- Alcohol / Esbit
- Backpacking
- Basecamp
- Car camping
- Canoe / raft
- Vegetarian
- Vegan
- Gluten free
- Dairy free
- Nut free
- One pot
- Dehydrate ahead
- Shelf stable
- Basic
Ingredients
| Dehydrated mixed vegetables | 3/4 cup | carrot, green bean, sweet corn, tomato; cut small before drying |
|---|---|---|
| Instant black bean flakes | 1/3 cup | the refried kind, not whole dried beans |
| Instant mashed potato flakes | 3 tbsp | |
| Vegetable bouillon | 1 cube or 1 tsp powder | check the label if you need it gluten-free |
| Smoked paprika, garlic powder, black pepper | 1 tsp total | |
| Olive oil | 1 tbsp | dropper bottle |
| Dried sweet potato slices | 1/4 cup | optional, break into chips before packing |
Method
- Boil 600 ml of water. Drop in the dried vegetables, sweet potato, and bouillon.
- Simmer eight minutes on a low flame. Stir now and then so nothing welds to the pot.
- Kill the heat. Stir in the bean flakes and let it sit two minutes covered.
- Add potato flakes a spoonful at a time until it holds a spoon upright, then the spices and the oil.
The source here was a garden-planning chart, not a recipe: how many carrot, bean, corn, tomato, and sweet potato plants feed one person for a year. That is a pantry problem, and a pantry that size ends up in a dehydrator. This is what the dried end of that harvest turns into on a stove.
Dried vegetables need real simmer time, not a soak. Eight minutes gets them tender; four leaves you chewing carrot gravel. The bean flakes and potato flakes go in last, off the heat, because they thicken on contact and will scorch if the flame is still on. They also do the work of turning a thin vegetable broth into something with enough body and fat to count as dinner.
Packing
Everything dry goes in one bag except the oil. Sweet potato chips are sharp and will puncture a thin bag, so double it or use a heavier one.
Variations
- Swap the bean flakes for a foil pouch of chicken if you want the protein without the fiber load.
- A squeeze of lime or a splash of vinegar at the end wakes up the whole pot.
https://www.theseasonalhomestead.com/how-much-to-plant-for-a-years-supply-of-food