My wife bought me a cookbook for my slow cooker. This cookbook came with lots of pictures which I find to be a tremendous help. I can't look at a bunch of raw ingredients and tell what I'm going to end up with. But a picture...that's another story.
I found myself drawn to a picture of a delicious looking stew. I'd already decided to make it before I noticed it was called Mushroom Stew.
I am not a mushroom guy. I can eat food that has "mushroom essence" but no actual mushrooms. I consider direct contact with an actual mushroom to be little more than a prelude to a stomach pump.
So, I came up with a stew that looks just like the picture in the cookbook, without actually following the cookbook's recipe. And...there are definitely no mushrooms involved.
Here is what you need:
9 cups of chicken broth
1 pound bag of barley
1-2 pounds of chicken
1/4 cup of chopped parsley
1 can of peas
1 can of corn
1 onion
3 carrots
3 celery stalks
8 ounces of tomato paste
2 table spoons of Thyme (don't ask me what that is)
Salt and Pepper
1 large crockpot or slow cooker. If you only have a small one, try using the below recipe but smaller portions of everything.
Peel the onion and chop it into small pieces.
Peel the carrots and chop them into little pieces.
Chop the celery into little pieces.
Chop the chicken into little pieces.
Throw everything on the above list into your slow cooker. Add salt and pepper to taste. Set it on high and wait for 6-8 hours.
Eat and enjoy.
This makes what looks to be about 50 pounds of stew. This is because the barley swells up after a few hours.
When you eat it, I suggest adding a little sour cream.
Eat and enjoy.
Please stop by my regular blog at http://jamesdillingham.com
jim
I found myself drawn to a picture of a delicious looking stew. I'd already decided to make it before I noticed it was called Mushroom Stew.
I am not a mushroom guy. I can eat food that has "mushroom essence" but no actual mushrooms. I consider direct contact with an actual mushroom to be little more than a prelude to a stomach pump.
So, I came up with a stew that looks just like the picture in the cookbook, without actually following the cookbook's recipe. And...there are definitely no mushrooms involved.
Here is what you need:
9 cups of chicken broth
1 pound bag of barley
1-2 pounds of chicken
1/4 cup of chopped parsley
1 can of peas
1 can of corn
1 onion
3 carrots
3 celery stalks
8 ounces of tomato paste
2 table spoons of Thyme (don't ask me what that is)
Salt and Pepper
Peel the onion and chop it into small pieces.
Peel the carrots and chop them into little pieces.
Chop the celery into little pieces.
Chop the chicken into little pieces.
Throw everything on the above list into your slow cooker. Add salt and pepper to taste. Set it on high and wait for 6-8 hours.
Eat and enjoy.
This makes what looks to be about 50 pounds of stew. This is because the barley swells up after a few hours.
When you eat it, I suggest adding a little sour cream.
Eat and enjoy.
Please stop by my regular blog at http://jamesdillingham.com
jim
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