Old man food
May. 23rd, 2009 10:34 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
rootofnewtWe've been making a skillet meal we call "old man food".
Brown a pound of ground beef and onions in a skillet. Add a couple cups of beef broth (we use a stock concentrate & water) and whatever herbs/spices are appealing (tonight was thyme and dried mustard and dried roasted garlic). Add a generous pour of frozen baby lima beans (half a bag tonight). Sometimes we use fresh corn. Tonight I used a diced potato (yukon, but larger than usual) and leftover brown rice (about a half cup, maybe). Sometimes we add chipotle tabasco. Sometimes not.
When the limas are cooked, you can toss in some diced summer squash and cook for a few minutes. Or just stir in a cornstarch slurry and let it thicken. Salt, pepper.
Eat. Add cheese or sour cream or not. Mayo would be nice if I could have eggs.
Simple and satisfying.
Brown a pound of ground beef and onions in a skillet. Add a couple cups of beef broth (we use a stock concentrate & water) and whatever herbs/spices are appealing (tonight was thyme and dried mustard and dried roasted garlic). Add a generous pour of frozen baby lima beans (half a bag tonight). Sometimes we use fresh corn. Tonight I used a diced potato (yukon, but larger than usual) and leftover brown rice (about a half cup, maybe). Sometimes we add chipotle tabasco. Sometimes not.
When the limas are cooked, you can toss in some diced summer squash and cook for a few minutes. Or just stir in a cornstarch slurry and let it thicken. Salt, pepper.
Eat. Add cheese or sour cream or not. Mayo would be nice if I could have eggs.
Simple and satisfying.
