One-pot meals
When the weather gets chilly, I love one-pot meals, a little because of the easy clean-up, a lot because the whole house smells so wonderful.
One of my favorites is corned beef and cabbage, and another is similar--chicken, stock, potatoes, cabbage, carrots and green beans with salt, pepper, a knob of ginger and and a couple cloves of garlic.
And you?
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18 Comments:
chicken or pork paprikash.... arroz con pollo .... chicken cacciatore ....
coconut curry soup with rice noodles .... beef stew with capers and olives .... root veggie stew.....
pooch at 10:32PM on 10/01/09
Brunswick stew, an old-time favorite here. There's no recipe that I use, just a collection of all the recipes I've ever read.
Chili, big pots of chili on a Sunday afternoon with the football games going.
Womandingo at 12:47AM on 10/02/09
Chicken and rice. sauted celery, onion, and mushrooms. broth, leftover chicken or rotisserie chicken, rice. maybe some thyme. usually cook it stovetop, but the oven makes it even easier.
lemonfair at 7:08AM on 10/02/09
--beef and vegetable stew
--Filipino chicken adobo served with rice
--Boston baked beans
--pot roast
--split pea, leek and ham soup
--turkey chili
--braised pork belly and zhacai (salted Chinese vegetables)
--Thai chicken coconut curry
@betteirene -- corned beef and cabbage sounds like something I'd like to try cooking!
avaryne at 8:19AM on 10/02/09
Portugese Caldo Verde. I make it vegetarian with Trader Joe's Soy Chorizo. Even my meat eating boyfriend loves it!
wilma at 9:37AM on 10/02/09
I'm so glad the weather is cooling down.
Of course, it means it's time for chili. Recently I made a chicken and white bean chili with carrots, onions and celery. Here is the full recipe.
Also, roasting is a great idea and takes very little hands-on time. Roast potatoes, carrots, onions, cauliflower, etc drizzled with oil and use any spices you want. You can roast a few chicken breasts at the same time and dinner is ready. My favorite roasted potatoes.
Or make a coconut and shrimp soup,
orchidgirl at 10:03AM on 10/02/09
Yankee pot roast, beef stew and chicken soup.
yayfood at 10:15AM on 10/02/09
The most wonderful one pot meal: Cassoulet. You don't have to go by the more complicated 3 day recipes. There are simplified recipes out there and they produce the most satisfying comforting meal. Have some wine, and you'll be drifting off to sleep with a smile on your face.
pot roast at 10:36AM on 10/02/09
mmm one-pot meals are my faves when its cold out.
- venison/pork/beef goulash with wild canadian mushrooms
- tomato-based vegetarian stews with beans
- chilis (mmmm)
- bolognaise
- Stock! I save all my veggie/herb stems and trimmings in the freezer and make batches monthly. best idea ever as an ingredient i use all the time
- ginger sesame and veg soup with rice noodles and chilis. so easy
hungrychristel at 11:16AM on 10/02/09
SE's highlight on re-done baked ziti in one pan (I used my dutch oven) was nice. I also hit the DO for shepard's pie, veg. shepard's pie, arroz con pollo, tortellini soup, etc. What I *really* love as far as one-pot cooking is my crockpot. Favorites in my house include pork roast with sauerkraut, carne adobado, and chile verde.
joyyy at 12:34PM on 10/02/09
*Chicken and Sausage Gumbo (hold the okra)
*Oaxacan Black Bean Soup (I think I got the recipe from Sunset Magazine about two decades ago..)
*Lentils and Sausages
*Pork ribs braised with sauerkraut and potatoes
*Oxtail Soup
*Scalloped Potatoes au gratin with diced ham
*Pork in Red Chili Sauce
czken at 12:44PM on 10/02/09
@czken - i heart oxtail soup!
Do you have a recipe you'd like to share with me!!!!????
hungrychristel at 12:52PM on 10/02/09
@czken: oxtails were the first thing I thought of!
- oxtail stew (like beef stew, tomatoes, potatoes, carrots)
- oxtail soup (with choy sum, ginger, and peanuts)
- Portuguese bean soup
...and a ton of other soups and stews.
Cassaendra at 1:01PM on 10/02/09
@pooch -- mind sharing your coconut curry soup with rice noodles recipe?
juliebugsmama at 3:17PM on 10/02/09
@ betteirene -- glad to see another corned beef and cabbage enthusiast! It's cheating on at the one-pot game a little, but I like to take the CB out for the last 10 minutes, smear it with a paste of Guiness and brown sugar (though whiskey works in a pinch) and toss it under the broiler until crispy.
I also do a stew of crushed tomatoes, chicken or veg. stock, chick peas, frozen spinach, garlic, onion, and whatever seafood is on sale that week: baby scallops, shrimp, small cuts of fish. most ethnic groceries sell a nice mix of frozen seafood for fairly cheap!
chicken tortilla soup, chili, red curry chicken and tofu over basmati rice are my other faves.
@ pooch, I'd love to see the coconut curry soup recipe as well!
ec_washington at 4:23PM on 10/02/09
@hungrychristel, here is the recipe that I have scribbled on a yellowed piece of paper. Can't verify its origin but it is probably my blending of several variations (ingredient quantities are sketchy because I just eyeball what I think I need to feed whoever will have their legs under the table);
Jointed tail (I usually allow 3-4 joints for two people)
1 TBS oil
1 med-lg. onion, diced
2 tsp. salt
pepper
2 bay leaves
2-4 whole cloves
2 cups meat stock
15 oz. can of dice tomatoes, with juice [More ingredients to come..]
In a large Dutch oven, heat the oil and brown the meat on all sides. Remove the meat and saute the onion in the same oil. Add in the seasonings, stock and tomatoes with its juice. Return the tail joints, bring to a boil, cover and reduce to a simmer for 3 hours.
If you've used fatty or untrimmed meat you might want to cool the braised pot and skim the fat before proceeding.
3-4 med onions, peeled and wedged
2 celery ribs w/o tops, chopped into 1/2" pieces
2 large carrots, chopped
8 small new potatoes or whatever is available, wedged
1 1/3 cups (100 gr) fresh mushrooms, sliced
4 TBS Sherry or whatever you use as a substitute
4 tsp. minced parsley, for garnish
Add all of the vegetables and sherry to the pot, bring to a boil, cover and simmer for about 30 minutes. Remove the bay leaves and serve, garnishing with chopped parsley.
Thanks for asking, enjoy!
czken at 6:55AM on 10/03/09
All the above!
CJ McD at 2:52PM on 10/03/09
many wicked awesome and gratious thanks czken!
sooo cant wait to do this :)
hungrychristel at 10:19AM on 10/05/09