Heres my stew cheat sheet, which I actually have laminated in my kitchen. It serves me when Im in a hurry or need new ideas. I never measure anything anymore unless Im following a new recipe; I just improvise. Once youve got the basic savory (onion + meat + broth) ingredients, play with the following: 1. add red wine, thyme, and mushrooms: France! 2. add cinnamon, cardamom, and ginger: Palestine! 3. add olives, cumin, and saffron: Morocco! 4. add paprika (lots), black pepper, and finish with yogurt: Hungary! 5. add peanut butter, cubed sweet potatoes, and tomato paste: Ghana! 6. add cubed potatoes, saffron, bay leaves, parsley, and olive oil: Spain! 7. add Guinness, carrots, and tomato sauce: Ireland! 8. add coconut milk, cumin, coriander, ginger, green beans, carrots, and lime juice: Java! 9. add sake, soy, toasted sesame oil, mushrooms, and scallions: Japan! 10. add cumin, bay leaves, turmeric, coriander, tomato, and cilantro: Nepal! 11. add black beans, chopped tomatoes, kale, oregano, parsley, bay leaves, and sliced sausages: Brazil! 12. add ginger, cumin, coriander, paprika, cayenne, cardamom, cloves, cinnamon, bay leaves, fresh peppers, and finish with yogurt: North India! 13. add anise, coriander, cumin, thyme, allspice, oregano, clove, chili peppers, raisins, almonds, and Mexican chocolate: Mexico! 14. add celery, carrots, parsnip, parsley, and dill: Jewish New York! 15. add cooked quinoa, chunks of acorn or butternut squash, bell pepper, oregano, cumin, and pepper flakes: Bolivia! 16. add kalamata olives, walnuts, cinnamon, coriander, paprika, cayenne, tarragon, clove, and cilantro: Republic of Georgia! 17. add raisins, walnuts, olive oil, cardamom, allspice, saffron, lime zest, and pomegranate juice: Iran! 18. add fresh ginger, sesame, soy, chili sauce, and lots of chopped kale: Hawaii! 19. add bell peppers, cannellini beans, oregano, olive oil, white wine, capers, and lemon juice: Italy! 20. add shiitake mushrooms, fresh ginger, shallots, water chestnuts, green beans, soy, toasted sesame oil, chili pepper flakes, and sliced carrots: China!
Posted on: Wed, 20 Aug 2014 20:10:44 +0000
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