Sniff, sniff…simmering stew, I think.
They’re simmering stews, I think, but not for me…la la la.🎶
Well, I can smell that mama is making a winter stew called Peposo, with two big spoons of ground pepper in it. I, of course, do not get any, darn.
But I think a tiny bit of meat was saved from disaster for me so that I could partake of dinner with THEM! I am on their time schedule, as happens sometimes when a kitty thinks it’s an anthro, or the anthros think they are kitties, haha.
Mama sometimes purrs at me and I just look at her and meow, “Say what, mama?” Or “Who do you think you’re kidding, mama. You don’t have whiskers or paws!” Or “Okay, okay, I’ll humor you. MEOW, MEOW, was that enough, mama?”
But I have to say that the smell of the Peposo is driving us all batty….
1 1/2 pound cheap beef cut up in chunks and tossed in flour, salt and pepper, 1 sweet onion and 1 big carrot and 5 garlic cloves chopped fine, 1 bottle red wine, 2 tomatoes puréed, 2 large spoons of fresh ground pepper.
I know I have put this in before but it’s important to know that cheaper beef is best…chuck steak or flank steak or neck or whatever is NOT filet mignon, haha. Mama wasn’t sure she mentioned this.
So sauté the meat, the onions, the carrots, the garlic, and tomatoes and cover with the wine, add salt, and cover the casserole to let the stew simmer in a 140C or 275F oven for two hours.
Meat tossed with flour, salt and pepper.
Serve over fettucine, or with soft polenta (corn meal mush, haha) or let the polenta cool and cut off slices to sauté with the stew. Parmesan to sprinkle over all….
Drool.
MAMA, I’M HERE FOR MY DINNER! It’s your fault for making the house smell like this!
Lots of pepper in this stew…
I’ll put a picture on the blog when we eat this tomorrow so you can see what the results really look like.
Took off this pic as it was spooky, haha.
I hope you got some bits of the cheese at least, Loulou.
Oh, yes, I always get cheese! Yay!.
Delicious dinner.
YUM! YUM!! BEST comfort food EVER!!
Forgot to say, I printed it….my oven has been broken for a year lol….I cook in the air fryer, the crock pot or on top of the oven……I am assuming I can put this in the crock pot or on top of the stove instead of the oven? I am going to make this hopefully before the month is out…waiting for a snowy day! xoxo
Crock pot fine. Report to mama, please, all results.
And boy, do we need comfort, or what? Lots of love to you and the new furbabies.
Yum, stew is always a winner!
Yes and this one is especialliy good with the pepper twist.
What time is dinner? We don’t want to be late. 😉
Oh, you are definitely invited. Red wine included….
Oh my! That does sound delish. My Mom makes a stew in the slow cooker with cheap beef, chopped up veggies, and a whole bottle of wine. I’ve never had any of the meat though – before or after or during because I don’t like people food. Go figure. I’m not sure WHY I’m like that but I am. Your Mom’s recipe is going into my Mom’s “gotta make this” file. My Dad is a pepper nut so he will like the peppery-ness!!!!
Hugs, Teddy
Well, mama has to admit that even though she tries not to eat red meat, this was bio-meat, grown sustainably, etc, etc, etc, and as she told me, “Loulou, I simply can’t let your papa have ALL of this…”meaning, this is too good to pass up, meat or not. AND we all need our amino acids, right? Whatever those are…
Oh my word, Loulou. My mouth is literally watering.
Well, it’s easy and awfully good on pasta, too.
WELL? we had Boeuf Bourguignon yesterday and I got a piece of beef! And some raw carrots and I was happy! Will have leftovers today – YUMMMMM!!!!! Friends came from Antibes to eat and their friend, Huguette came too – and brought me a toy!!!! A fuzzy toy doggie! I shook it and played all afternoon. A dog’s life – not bad!!!!
You are far braver than we. I hope everyone was healthy, but you don’t know who is and who isn’t.
LouLou we like Mama’s point of not using premium cuts of neat – that is the essence of suchsoups and stews- as well as whatmostpeople have “made do” with through the ages – if they got any meat at all ! Bon apetit !
Yes, there is little meat in many countries, and mama is quite happy with vegetable stews or soups, but every now and then pepposo appears for the man in the family.
I am glad you will get some beef.
VERY small, let me tell you.
Mmmmm Good in the Tummy
On a cold winter’s day, yes, yes.
I’ll bet the whole house smells yummy Loulou! Thanks for joining our Thankful Thursday Blog Hop!
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