Easiest Way to Make Perfect Easy Sausage & Bean Stew

Easy Sausage & Bean Stew.

You can cook Easy Sausage & Bean Stew using 19 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you cook that.

Ingredients of Easy Sausage & Bean Stew

1. You need 1 Tablespoon of oil (veg or olive is fine).
2. You need 1 of medium onion, chopped.
3. You need 1 of large carrot, cut into 1/4" cubes.
4. You need 1 of large stem celery, chopped.
5. It's 4 of large cloves garlic, chopped.
6. You need 1 of bay leaf.
7. You need 1/2 teaspoon of cumin.
8. You need 1/2 teaspoon of black pepper.
9. You need 1/2 teaspoon of dried thyme.
10. Prepare 1 teaspoon of paprika.
11. Prepare 1/2 Tablespoon of dried oregano.
12. It's 1 Tablespoon of ketchup.
13. It's 1 teaspoon of salt to start.
14. You need 1 Tablespoon of vinegar (apple cider preferred, but white or red wine will work in a pinch).
15. Prepare 1 Tablespoon of Worcestershire sauce.
16. Prepare 40 oz. of can of beans of choice, well drained (I used pinto.).
17. It's 1 (14 oz.) of sausage link, cut into 1/4" thick coins (I used plain smoked sausage.).
18. It's 1 cup of unsalted chicken, beef, or vegetable stock (water's fine in a pinch).
19. You need of optional: 1 Tablespoon hot sauce of choice.

Easy Sausage & Bean Stew step by step

1. Preheat the oil in a pot to medium and sweat the onion, carrot, celery and garlic until the onions turn translucent..
2. Stir in the bay, cumin, thyme, paprika, oregano, and ketchup..
3. Add the vinegar, Worcestershire sauce, beans, sausage, and stock, (and also your hot sauce if you choose to add it) stir to incorporate, turn the heat down to medium low and simmer, covered, for 20 minutes..
4. Adjust the seasoning if needed (but remember all the flavors - especially the salt - will intensify a bit during the next step where you're cooking partially uncovered and the liquid reduces)..
5. Crush about 1/3 of the beans with a masher, turn the heat to low, and simmer with lid askew for another 15 minutes. Crushing some of the beans releases their starch and thickens the sauce..
6. Enjoy over steamed rice. (Or with crusty bread or mashed potatoes or whatever works for you.).