Tuesday, September 16, 2008

another autumn dish



Potato stew
Simple, cheap, tasty. My kids love it.

Did you know that stews belong among the oldest (historically) known dishes and food preparations?

To continue two millennia of stewing, you need:

A decent amount of potatoes (1.5 kg)
Some meat (I prefer smoked sausages and wieners)
1 onion
1 table spoon sunflower oil
salt
pepper
thyme
1 table spoon flour
water
1 carrot
(if you like, 1 small leek, 1 small celery root)
fresh parsley

Peel onion and potatoes and cut in cubes. Cut smoked sausages (or whatever meat you have) in small pieces. Stir onions and smoked sausages in oil. Add potatoes, stir, add flour, stir and then quickly add water until potatoes are covered. The flour makes that it will be a stew, and not a soup. Add chopped carrot, other veggies, spices and thyme. Let cook until potatoes and carrots are done. Add more pepper and salt to taste. Add wieners and let simmer, but don't boil anymore until wieners are heated. Top with chopped fresh parsley, serve.

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