This is just a rough outline for an easy stew / hearty soup.
Ingredients:- Cubed (stew meat) red meat. Beef, Bison or lamb all work good.
- Or some type of chicken on the bone
- Or Pork Shoulder
- Or Sausage
- Canned tomatoes. You can get these plain, the only ingredients being tomatoes and water.
- Kosher Salt
- Fresh ground black pepper
- Bay Leaves
- Rosemary. A lot of places are selling these as mini Christmas trees right now. Buying the plant is cheaper, fresher and tastier than buying a packaged version. They're not that hard to keep alive, and even if it dies you still have lots of rosemary.
Experiment with other spices that fit into your dietary restrictions. Such as cummin, paprika, cayenne pepper, basil, oregano.
Cooking:- Salt and Pepper the bottom of the crockpot, add bay leaf and rosemary.
- Add Meat
- Salt and Pepper the meat, add bay leaf and rosemary.
- Add tomatoes. 2 cans (14.5 oz) for every pound of meat works good for me and maybe half a can of water.
- Cover and cook.
Within that simple framework, there's actually a lot of variety possible. When you reheat this as leftovers you can add pasta and/or vegetables if your diet permits.
Last edited by tsearcher; 12-08-2012 at 07:53 PM.