PAT (and everyone else too!) Happy New Year! - and what's for eats?

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Hi Pat,

 

The haggis, tatties and neeps sounds wonderful. Have you put the haggis

recipe in the files? (I suppose I should look there before asking LOL).

 

We are staying home tonight - it would take someone much braver than me to

venture out into the battle zone which Holland becomes on 31st December with all

the fireworks on every street corner.

 

Dinner tonight isn't anything traditional - in fact I made it up as I went

along. However, it smells wonderful and tastes pretty good too if the sample

spoon I just had is anything to go by.

 

I guess I should give it a name so let's call it " New Year potato casserole " .

 

2 large onions

about 1 T olive oil (I used spiced wok oil)

approx 500-600 grams (approx 1 lb) potatoes (peeled and cut into large chunks)

1 x 400 g/14 oz tin tomatoes (with juice)

1 T tomato paste

1 x 400 g/14 oz tin kidney beans (the only one I had in stock was a mix of

kidney beans and corn kernels)

approx 150 g (6 oz) button mushrooms (halved)

approx 1 T tomato ketchup (to add a little sugar to 'cut' the acidity of the

tomatoes)

red chilli flakes to taste (I used about 1/2 a teaspoon)

salt to taste (I actually didn't use salt in the cooking process because I am

not meant to have too much but I think most people would find the dish too bland

without any salt)

 

Cut the onions into wedge shaped pieces and sweat in the oil until transparent

(about 10 minutes) then add the potatoes and stir to coat potatoes with oil.

 

After about another 5 minutes, add all the other ingredients except the

mushrooms then add sufficient water to just cover everything. Heat on medium

heat until everything is warmed through then lower heat, cover and simmer for

approximately 60-70 minutes to allow the flavours to develop. Remove the lid,

add the mushrooms and stir through. Simmer, uncovered, until the sauce

thickens.

 

There you go. Probably more than you needed to know but that's what is on the

menu " Chez Rieuwers " tonight.

 

Happy New Year to everyone.

 

Hugs from Marie

 

Pat <drpatsant wrote:

Just to wish all of you a happy 2008 - I do so hope that it brings all

good things for you

and your familes and friends!

 

We are spending it rather quietly at home, although we will go out for a meal

today. This

morning I even got my vegan haggis (yes I know it's traditional for Burns Night

- we'll have

it then too) ready to go in the oven. It will no doubt improve, as usual,

overnight in the

fridge and has only to be baked tomorrow (in a *casserole* I assure you!).

 

 

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