Julie Bove > wrote:
>
> "jinx the minx" > wrote in message
> ...
>> barbie gee > wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>> On Sun, 24 Apr 2016, jmcquown wrote:
>>>
>>>> On 4/24/2016 2:53 PM, cshenk wrote:
>>>>> sf wrote in rec.food.cooking:
>>>>>
>>>>>> On Sat, 23 Apr 2016 20:29:10 -0500, "cshenk" > wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Julie Bove wrote in rec.food.cooking:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> 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.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> 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.
>>>>>
>>>>> I posted a few that show a lot of variation and her recipe title was a
>>>>> chicken stew so maybe it was not meatless (didnt see meat in the
>>>>> ingredients but thats ok, none of us post perfectly).
>>>>>
>>>>> I liked her version too. Even if the recipes I had in stock do not
>>>>> show it, canned creamed corn is very commonly added. The potato feels
>>>>> one off to me but the general versions use it so I'm the oddball there.
>>>>>
>>>> To me, the addition of white beans AND potatoes in this dish seemed off.
>>>> Double the starch.
>>>
>>> actually, it's all very starchy;
>>> white beans
>>> corn
>>> potatoes
>>> peas
>>>
>>>
>>
>> And flour. It's a diabetic nightmare.
>
> Nonsense. You are assuming. I gave no proportions. As I said, the creamed
> corn added body so I needed very little flour. I don't even think I used as
> much as a Tablespoon. And I used far more meat and non starchy veggies than
> I did the starchy stuff. It was a very large pot of stew. We've had it
> twice and there is still some left.
>
>

Yes, I am assuming. Then again, I no longer need insulin or any other
medication to control my diabetes now whereas I used to be on multiple
forms. I think it's a fair assumption to make. At least for me it's
simply too much starch no matter how little quantity it seems to you.

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jinx the minx