B was sitting on his stability ball in front of a window this morning, bouncing, staring out and talking to himself while I did some house work. After about a half an hour he said, “Mama, I wrote a song. Do you want to hear it?” “Yes!” I answered. He did not sing his song; he spoke it. I would call it a poem, but he insists that it is a song:
Daily Archives: November 2, 2011
Milwaukee Pork Stew
I love this recipe. It’s so flavorful, filling and has a hint of sweetness. I made it once for the hubs, long before B was born, and he did not like it. (I cut this recipe out of a Betty Crocker recipe book that I bought at the checkout stand in the ’90s.) The hubs was not a soup man back then. The past couple of years I have made more soups and stews and he is liking them during the Fall and Winter. So if I had made this for dinner for all of us, he may have finally liked it. But I didn’t give him the chance. I didn’t want to set myself up for one of those dinners that I think is great only to hear complaints from both members of my peanut gallery and then have them request something else. So I made them Baked Potato and Sausage Soup and kept the Milwaukee Pork Stew to myself. (Although, if you look at the pictures of both dinners, the pork looks more like a “soup” and the potato and sausage looks more like a “stew”.) I halved the recipe, which is at the bottom of this post.
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I cut a big, sweet onion into rings and then quartered them. |
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Browned the pork pieces on all sides in a medium-high heat dutch oven. |
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Then I added my onions, a diced shallot I wanted to use up and garlic. |
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Stirred occasionally and cooked until the onions softened. I had to give you a shot with the crusty bits on the bottom of the pan – my favorite part of cooking! That’s where all the flavor is! |
Baked Potato and Sausage Soup
- You can use fresh sausage that is GF and or DF in lieu of the smoked.
- You can skip the flour or use a GF alternative
- Use your favorite cooking oil in lieu of butter
- The cheese can be left out and it will taste just as good
- When I am planning this dish ahead of time, I’ll bake the potatoes in the oven with another night’s dinner to save energy. If I am making this last minute, I throw the potatoes in the microwave for 8 minutes.
- I made this the other night with milk b/c I was out of chicken stock, but I usually make it with chicken stock.