When my children were young this was one of their very favourite meals.
There were always plenty of vegetables in the garden or the freezer, and we used whatever was available. The recipe was never the same twice. This (above) was what I used yesterday.
I lightly boil the Potatoes and Beans in advance, then fry all the others together until nearly cooked; only then do I add the Potatoes and Beans to the rest. I season, add garlic butter, and finish off with a light sprinkling of ground Cumin powder. Everything should be slightly browned.
Often veggie meals leave me wanting some 'meat', but this one never does.
Yes, a meal sometimes feels incomplete without meat.
ReplyDeleteExcept my lentil soup, although it's made from the stock the ham shank was boiled in.
I love ham (stock) and lentil soup; it was a staple when I was small.
DeleteSame here, my mother used to make a huge jam pan full.
DeleteRe-discovered a couple of years ago after a few decades of neglect, it's as good now as I remember it.
The hock after a long spell in the slow cooker is also delicious, served with new potatoes and cauliflower and cheese sauce.
Unfortunately France doesn't have the same tradition of boiling hams as the UK. They don't know what they're missing.
DeleteThat looks good. I'm living dangerously and experimenting with an aubergine curry today.
ReplyDeleteI make Rick Stein's Chickpea and Tomato curry (Chana Masala) with the addition of Aubergine; it's very good.
DeleteA sort of Mediterranean bubble and squeak.
ReplyDeleteAbsolutely; with middle Eastern undertones.
DeleteI might well try this Cro. I am not a meat lover and this combination looks and
ReplyDeletesounds delicious. Your cooking is so inventive.
Cuisine of necessity; Lady M was complaining that she wasn't eating enough vegs. I'm usually a 'meat and one veg' person.
DeleteWill try this. Thanks, Cro.
ReplyDeleteIt's good; not too much Cumin though.
DeleteDelish!
ReplyDeleteTruly.
DeleteI love those sort of meals fresh from the garden - they never fail to be delicious - I may add sliced sausage sometimes or pepperoni if I' m hungry.
ReplyDeleteSome sliced Chorizo would be good too.
DeleteYour dish does look good! I often make something similar, but with pasta, rather than the potato, and differing seasoning. I am going to try the potato with cumin variation, probably today, after a visit to the Sunday farmers market, held just behind the Museum of Natural History.
ReplyDeleteThank you for this idea.
That looks delicious, and very healthy too! How I envy you your garden!
ReplyDeleteI confess I would probably melt or grate a little cheese on top too. Philistine I know!. I have been waiting for my aubergines to get bigger and then realised that the name "Baby Belle" is a bit of a giveaway!
ReplyDeleteWonderful !
ReplyDeleteI like that the dish is never the same each time you make it. Cumin is a wonderful spice.
Your garden has been so very good to you.
cheers, parsnip and thehamish
Oh *sigh* Cro. That looks delicious. I'm going to try it tonight.
ReplyDeleteLooks great. I really wish I could get Louis to eat aubergine. It's one of my favourites. x
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