It’s a crappy rainy day today and we’ve all been sick for like two weeks
so tonight was comfort food night and since I finally got my new Le Creuset
(you may have read it was one of my birthday presents) it’s become my new
comfort food pot. It’s not the first time I’ve used it, I have a couple of
other recipes I was waiting to post first but I decided to just seize the day
with this one since I wrote it down as I was making it and it’s ready to go.
I
already have enough posts in my “half-assed unedited where the hell am I going
with this” folder.
You may notice that as precise as my measurements are when I bake, when
I cook I definitely tend to eyeball measurements rather than actually… eh… measure…
them. Also I’m extremely lucky to have an amazing butcher who practically reads
my mind when I walk into his shop. So all I have to do is say I feel kind of
crappy, need a comforting beef stew but since it’s five pm already I don’t have
3 hours to cook it and he’s all over it. So if you have any questions feel free
to write them in the comments or email me and I’ll get right back to you cause
I’m pretty sure I’ve missed some vital piece of information! So here goes, make
this on the first rainy day when you don’t feel like fussing too much but your
stomach’s asking for something hearty and comforting.
This is
what you need:
a nice piece of beef for stew
(cut into large cubes)
1 cup fatty bacon (cut into
largish cubes)
1 large onion (diced)
2 separate glasses of red wine
5 or 6 tomatoes (diced quite
large)
6 large potatoes (cut into
largish cubes)
Salt
Dry seasoning to taste – like
thyme, oregano, cumin, black pepper, mustard powder (go easy on this)
Fresh herbs to taste – like
rosemary, fresh oregano, sage (I would suggest not to use parsley or basil)
This is
what you do:
First of all, if you don’t already have it, get someone to buy you a Le
Creuset cast iron pot (or any good quality cast iron pot), because you will
start the love affair of your culinary life, trust me.
