Stoup [recipe]
One of my very favorite 'holiday' foods. And by holiday, I mean any time that the weather is cool and cloudy and warm, hearty food sounds good. Those days here in the valley are rare, so they all get to be special!
Stoup is wonderful for having groups of people over, as it is non portion-specific. (The name comes from the cross between stew and soup.) It's also good for having just to yourself, since it will last forever and just gets better with age. It's super easy, not too pricy, and deeeeelicious. Good college-student food.
You will need any of the following:
beans - as many kinds as you want: black beans, kidney beans, red beans, great northern beans, pinto beans, ranch style beans, blackeyed peas, more black beans (cause they're the best, of course!)
- no garbanzo beans -
stewed tomatoes - generally 1 can to every 3 or 4 cans of beans? mexican style is yummy, or some kind of fire roasted tomato salsa (I used one can of each today)
onion (red, white, yellow, your pick. I used some of all 3!)
garlic (maybe 2-3 small cloves?)
kielbasa - or other sausage of your preference
green chiles
you can add anything according to your taste. I used some cumin and some chili powder, and some 505 green chile sauce, and a dash of green enchilada sauce. Also some cilantro. And pepper (and some salt, grudgingly. I don't use salt for almost anything). Basically, if you think it would be good in there, it probably will be.
1. Chop up your kielbasa and onions and garlic and fry them up a little in a pan, till the onions are all caramelized and delicious. You can also throw some onions in raw.
2. Throw everything into a crock pot, and let it sit there for, oh, 5-8 hours. It doesn't have to cook, just blend. The longer it's in there, the more it blends and becomes delicious. This also means you can make it in the morning and do nothing to it all day and come home to waiting, hot food.
3. Serve with tortilla chips, maybe some cheese, a little sour cream, whatever you want.
That easy. And it's so good!! It's like perfect food.
Stoup is wonderful for having groups of people over, as it is non portion-specific. (The name comes from the cross between stew and soup.) It's also good for having just to yourself, since it will last forever and just gets better with age. It's super easy, not too pricy, and deeeeelicious. Good college-student food.
You will need any of the following:
beans - as many kinds as you want: black beans, kidney beans, red beans, great northern beans, pinto beans, ranch style beans, blackeyed peas, more black beans (cause they're the best, of course!)
- no garbanzo beans -
stewed tomatoes - generally 1 can to every 3 or 4 cans of beans? mexican style is yummy, or some kind of fire roasted tomato salsa (I used one can of each today)
onion (red, white, yellow, your pick. I used some of all 3!)
garlic (maybe 2-3 small cloves?)
kielbasa - or other sausage of your preference
green chiles
you can add anything according to your taste. I used some cumin and some chili powder, and some 505 green chile sauce, and a dash of green enchilada sauce. Also some cilantro. And pepper (and some salt, grudgingly. I don't use salt for almost anything). Basically, if you think it would be good in there, it probably will be.
1. Chop up your kielbasa and onions and garlic and fry them up a little in a pan, till the onions are all caramelized and delicious. You can also throw some onions in raw.
2. Throw everything into a crock pot, and let it sit there for, oh, 5-8 hours. It doesn't have to cook, just blend. The longer it's in there, the more it blends and becomes delicious. This also means you can make it in the morning and do nothing to it all day and come home to waiting, hot food.
3. Serve with tortilla chips, maybe some cheese, a little sour cream, whatever you want.
That easy. And it's so good!! It's like perfect food.
This almost makes me want to cook.
ReplyDelete