Greetings All,
I have developed a stuffing recipe which is tasty.
It involves barley (any beer drinkers favorite grain), broccoli,
cauliflower, and a tomato based sauce.
The Barley
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Most recipes for cooking pearled barley by itself call for 3:1
water
earled barley and some salt. Bring the water to a boil, add the
barley, cover and cook on low for about 45 minutes.
The Brocoli & Cauliflower
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Steam 'em to heck. When done put them in a big pot/pan/bowl and mash em up!
The basics of the Sauce
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*Tomato sauce
*Red wine (no need for a Clarret cheap will do but not so cheap only a bum
will drink it)
*garlic to taste, I recommend fresh cloves pressed
*Italian spices (basil, anise seed, fennel seed, oregano, some chilli etc)
to taste
*Parmesan&/Romanno cheese (I am a cheesehead, GO PACK GO of course)
*Chopped Onion
Completely optional
*Some browned Italian sausage
Mix the barley, the vegs & the sauce up (Stir it up ........).
I like to use this stuffing in red bell peppers w/a parmesan/romano cheese
topping, I have stuffed breads with this and tomorrow I am going to make
pasta and make ravioli with this stuffing.
This idea works good w/steak as well but change the spice package. Use
lettuce leaf/garlic/fresh peppercorns/red wine instead.