Chicken stew
"sf" > wrote in message
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> On Sat, 23 Apr 2016 20:29:10 -0500, "cshenk" > wrote:
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>> Julie Bove wrote in rec.food.cooking:
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>> > That's our dinner. We had that freak heat wave and now it is cool
>> > and rainy. So I made the stew. It smelled so good while cooking
>> > that the cats looked up at me with big eye, licking their lips. It
>> > has potatoes, white beans, creamed corn, corn, peas, green beans
>> > onions, celery, salt, pepper, parsley and bay leaves. Also a very
>> > small amount of Wondra flour. The creamed corn was a boo boo. I
>> > don't usually buy it and didn't realize I had grabbed the wrong can
>> > until I saw it going in. It did add nice body to it so it needed
>> > very little thickening.
>>
>> With minor variation, that is called burgoo here.
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> I've looked at burgoo recipes before and not wanted to try it, but
> Julie's version sounds good to me. I realize now that I've make Caldo
> Verde several times that potato starch alone (even from yellow
> potatoes) thickens well, but I like the creamed corn idea. I'd
> probably throw in some whole kernels "just because", but that's me.
Tonight's meal will be a combination of diced potato which you start first
in a skillet until partially cooked, then ground beef and onion. Cook
through and add salsa verde. Can top with crema and cheese. Can't wait!
Salas verde is my favorite flavor at the moment.
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