Ital Stew Food

BONNIE'S ITALIAN STEW

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 450 degrees F.
• For the meatballs:
• Pour the milk over bread and soak to soften.
• Place the meat in a mixing bowl and add the cheese, EVOO, fennel, crushed red pepper, garlic, egg, parsley, salt and pepper.
• Squeeze the excess milk from the bread and crumble into crumbs as you add it to the meat. Combine the meatball mix and roll into 2-inch balls. Place the meatballs on nonstick baking sheet sprayed with olive oil spray and roast until browned but not fully cooked, 10 to 12 minutes.
• For the stew:
• Meanwhile, heat the EVOO in a large Dutch oven over medium heat. Add the garlic, onions and bay, and season with salt and pepper. Cook until translucent, stirring occasionally, 10 to 15 minutes. Then add the tomato paste and stir until fragrant. Add the beef stock and tomatoes, then break up the tomatoes with a potato masher. Add the basil, potatoes and meatballs and bring to a boil. Reduce the heat back to medium, partially cover and cook 10 minutes. Add the green beans and cook 7 to 8 minutes more.
• Serve, or cool completely and store for make-ahead meal. Reheat over a medium-low flame, partially covered, stirring occasionally (or reheat in a 325 degree F oven) until sauce is bubbly.
• To serve, top shallow bowls of stew with cheese and an extra drizzle of EVOO.

ITALIAN VEGETABLE STEW

Steps:

• In dutch oven or large pot, heat oil over med-high heat; saute onion, garlic, celery and bay leaf until softened, about 3 minutes.
• Add vegetable marrow or zucchini, green and red peppers, and hot pepper flakes; cook until vegetables begin to soften, about 3 minutes. (Add basil in at this step if using dried.).
• Add stock or water; cover and bring to a boil. Add potatoes & tomatoes, reduce heat, cover and simmer until potatoes are tender, 20 to 30 minutes. Add drained chick peas. Stir in salt and pepper and fresh basil (if using fresh.) Discard bay leaf.

EASY ITALIAN STEW

Steps:

• heat dressing in saucepan on medium heat.
• add sausage and cook 8-10 minutes, stirring occasionally and breaking up sausage.
• add broth, veggies, beans and tomatoes.
• bring to boil.
• stir in macaroni.
• reduce heat to medium & simmer 8-10 minutes.
• ladle into 8 bowls and top with cheese.

ITAL CURRY STEW

Steps:

• preparation.
• 1. cut potato, cho cho, carrots, and turnip in cubes.
• 2. slice onion
• 2. saute sliced onion in frying pan, cook until tender.
• 3. add water, carrots, cho cho, turnip, and potato.
• 3. add curry powder, whole scotch pepper, garlic, thyme and ginger.
• 4. add 1 cup coconut milk and soy margarine until sauce gets creamy.
• serve with rice.
• Recipe by Ras Joseph.