so tonight i made a soup/stew creation from complete scratch, and it turned out GREAT. unfortunately, i did not take a picture, nor is there a recipe, but i'll put down all that i put in it. once i perfect it, then i'll write up an official recipe!
- onion
- garlic
- carrot
- celery
- kale
- can of diced tomatoes and its juice
- chopped beef
- water
- splash of red wine
- salt, pepper, parsley
- rice
basically, i sauteed the beef until just a bit brown and removed it from my dutch oven. then i sauteed the onion, garlic, carrot, and celery, making sure to scrape all the yummy bits of meat brownings. then i added the meat back and deglazed with the wine (basically just splashed wine into the pot). then i added the can of tomatoes + 2 cans full of water. when that simmered, i added the kale and covered the pot and let it simmer on an extremely low heat for a loooong time. i seasoned it to taste and then served it over rice. it was delicious.
thoughts for next time include playing around with sliced jalapeno pepper for spice kick, bay leaves, turnips, parsnips, radishes, tomato paste, starting out with a traditional roux, hmmm...it was pretty good tonight, but since it is my first attempt, i know i can improve upon it until it is perfect. yay.
