Ingredients
3/4 lb mushrooms, quartered
3 large round red potatoes, cut into
1 ... 1 1/2 inch chunks
8 shallots, quartered
4 garlic, crushed
1 large cauliflower flowerets
1 can tomato paste (6 oz)
1 tbsp olive oil
1 salt and pepper to taste
1/2 cup parsley, chopped
1 bay leaf
1 tsp oregano , dried
1 tsp cinnamon
1 tsp cumin, ground
1/4 cup red wine vinegar
1 cup stock
1 crumbled feta, fresh parsley
1 ... chopped walnuts for
1 ... garnish
Directions
Preheat oven to 350 Combine all ingredients in a flameproof casserole.
Bring to a boil, then remove from the heat. Cover tightly and bake
for 1 to 1 1/4 hours. Garnish each serving with some Feta, Parsley,
and Walnuts.
Servings: 4 servings
Potato Stefado Recipe brought to you by Recipe Ideas
Categories: Greek; Vegetable
The History of Recipes
Recipes as an idea can be tracked way back into the far past, certainly as far as pharonic Egypt, and quite possibly further than that. In practice though, mostly, these ancient cook books were just primitive pictorial instructions for preparing food.
In an interesting twist, the oldest recipe in existence, according to academics is a series of tablets in ancient Sumerian which describe the preparation of bread which is then used to make a drink, quite possibly a form of beer as it is recorded as having made drinkers feel wonderful. Continuing our culinary historical journey, we have a couple of cookery books which were published in the fourteenth century : a cookery book called `Forme of Cury`, and another entitled `Curye on Inglish`. The titles are a little misleading though, they are unconnected to the indian curry that is popular today, but rather recipes for the types of food prepared for the rich and wealthy people of that period. Over the succeeding few centuries, the upper-class families of Europe competed to lay on the most extravagent meals, and as a consequence, the best cooks and their collection of recipes were at a premium. Notwithstanding that, it was during the nineteenth century that fine cooking and recipe collections became really popular. The Famous Mrs Beeton in the UK, and the equally famous Fannie Farmer in the US, devoted much of their lives to assembling, trying out, and publishing the recipes that were being prepared for the better households. The TV revolution brings us TV cooks and the demand for the accompanying recipe books. And that brings us to the present day and the internet revolution, allowing everyone to access massive numbers of recipes like those on sites such as the one you are reading now. |
We hope you enjoy this Potato Stefado recipe.
