Joe Grey Soup Traditional Gypsy Food

SLOPPY JOE SOUP

Steps:

• Set a large soup pot over medium-high heat. Add vegetable oil and beef; cook, stirring occasionally, until meat is browned and cooked through, about 10 minutes.
• Remove meat from pot and set aside. Drain all but 2 tablespoons of grease from pot and discard.
• Add onion and green bell pepper; cook until softened, 8-10 minutes. Add garlic, thyme and cayenne pepper; cook just until fragrant, about 30 seconds.
• Add ketchup and cook, stirring, until it darkens in color, about 1 minute. Add tomato sauce, water, beef stock, Worcestershire sauce, apple cider vinegar and brown sugar.
• Sir well. Reduce heat to medium; add reserved ground beef. Simmer partially covered 15 minutes.
• Season to taste with salt and pepper. Serve with corn chips or toasted garlic bread.

LITTLEMAFIA'S GYPSY POTATOES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
• Pour oil into a roasting pan and heat in the oven for 10 minutes. Remove pan from oven.
• Spread potatoes over the bottom of the pan.
• Return to oven and roast, uncovered, for1 hour, until the potatoes are crisp on the outside and tender inside.
• A few times during the baking, shake the pan to toss the potatoes so they brown evenly.
• Add caraway seeds and butter and mix well to melt the butter and coat the potatoes with the seeds.
• Season with salt and pepper to taste. --.

JOE GREY SOUP (TRADITIONAL GYPSY RECIPE)

Steps:

• Heat the oil in a large deep frying pan and brown the sausages. Remove from the pan and cut each sausage into 3 pieces. Return to the pan.
• Cut each bacon slice into 3, add to the pan and cook until browned.
• Add the onion and cook until browned. Cover the contents of the pan with boiling water, but not to the top of the pan.
• Continue cooking and add the sliced potato. Cook until the potatoes are soft - you may need to top it up with more boiling water from the kettle.
• Add the sliced tomatoes and crumble in the stock cubes. Stir well and simmer until the tomatoes are soft.
• Serve on plates (not bowls) with lots of fresh chunky bread and butter.