🌾 Agape Love Daily Chuckwagon Recipe🍲 Old-Fashioned Cowboy Cabbage & Beef Camp Stew

🍲 Old-Fashioned Cowboy Cabbage & Beef Camp Stew

A hearty chuckwagon classic — tender beef, sweet cabbage, potatoes, and savory broth simmered into a rich, comforting stew.

Serves: 6–8Cook Time: 45–55 minutes

This stew is simple, filling, and full of rustic flavor — the kind of pot that feeds a hungry crew after a long day.

🥩 Ingredients

• 1 lb ground beef or beef stew meat

• 2 tbsp butter or bacon grease

• 1 small onion, diced

• 2 cloves garlic, minced

• 3 cups chopped cabbage

• 2 medium potatoes, diced

• 2 carrots, sliced

• 4½ cups beef broth

• 1 can (14.5 oz) diced tomatoes

• 1 tsp thyme

• ½ tsp black pepper

• Salt to taste

🍳 Instructions

1. Brown the BeefIn a Dutch oven, heat butter or bacon grease over medium heat. Brown the beef until fully cooked.

2. Build the Flavor BaseAdd onion and garlic and cook until fragrant.

3. Add VegetablesStir in cabbage, potatoes, and carrots. Cook for 3–4 minutes.

4. Create the StewPour in beef broth and diced tomatoes. Add thyme, pepper, and salt.

5. SimmerBring to a gentle boil, then reduce heat. Cover and simmer 35–40 minutes until vegetables are tender.

6. ServeLadle into bowls and serve with warm biscuits or cornbread.

🤠 Chuckwagon Tip

Cabbage was a chuckwagon favorite because it lasted a long time on the trail and made soups hearty without needing much meat.