Soup/Stew

I'm starting a pot of .......well....I'm not sure if it's gonna end up as soup or stew. (Isn't stew, just thick soup?)
Here's what I started with.
2 large potatoes
half a head of cabbage
1 pound of smoked sausage
1 can diced tomatoes (Yeah, I know....canned veggies.)
1 can whole corn
1 can cream style corn
1 can baby lima beans
about 5 good shakes of the salt and pepper shakers
enough water to cover stuff

OK....what should I add????
Ketchup?
BBQ sauce?
Wosha....worches.....some Lee&Perrins?


Edit; I forgot to a say that I like stuff a little spicy, but my other half does not...so, I tend to lay off the onions, peppers, and go kinda easy on the spices.

You might try some bay leaf and some garlic powder.

A handful or two of barley.

You have to put the barley in the soup/stew. Just holding it won't work.

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Originally Posted by Rick

You might try some bay leaf and some garlic powder.

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Didn't find any garlic powder in the cabnet. The best I could do was a shake of garlic salt and a pinch of minced garlic.

I also didn't find any bay leaves.....but then it hit me.......I have a row of wax myrtle on my back property line! (Thanks Poco!):innocent:

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Originally Posted by crashdive123

A handful or two of barley.

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Originally Posted by Rick

You have to put the barley in the soup/stew. Just holding it won't work.

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Man, It's a good thing I didn't have any barley. I would have been embarrassed, standing there with 2 hands full of it, when Rick posted that!:blushing:

Maybe some rice? I believe, when in doubt, add rice

A little red pepper goes a long way! mmmmmmm!

When it's close to done, chopped celery and green peppers.

Some flour will help thicken the broth

How about some macaroni or other small pasta shape? turn it into a minestrone stew! My speciality, I always start off making minestrone soup, but it always ends up stew! (I get a bit carried away adding things):blushing:
Then there's dumplings too!

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Originally Posted by wychwood

How about some macaroni or other small pasta shape? turn it into a minestrone stew! My speciality, I always start off making minestrone soup, but it always ends up stew! (I get a bit carried away adding things):blushing:
Then there's dumplings too!

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I think from this and few of your other posts, you probably cook some really good fixin's!

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Originally Posted by COWBOYSURVIVAL

I think from this and few of your other posts, you probably cook some really good fixin's!

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One does one's best CS!:)

By the by, how was the fishing trip?

WW, Fishing was great! I take fishing alot more seriously than most and as time has passed from the simpler times of my youth I have invested in too much equipment! Also the hunt for a trophy had replaced what was my true love of just a simple fishing trip. It had gotten to a point where I really just wanted to go back to the basics and go fishin'! So we did, none of the fish were worth bragging about but the enjoyment factor was increased ten fold. I have a few pics from the trip. I will try and post them later this evening. Don't get me wrong, there is still that side of me that will always want to outdo my previous best!

If you're gonna' be eatin' it, 2dumb, try a couple of cans of Alpo beef chunks. :innocent:

Hey 2Dumb! How was the stewp?

It's seems to me that too many cooks can spoil the broth. If anyone likes, they can use that saying. I don't get a royalty on it or anything. I come up with gems like that from time to time.

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Originally Posted by 2dumb2kwit

I'm starting a pot of .......well....I'm not sure if it's gonna end up as soup or stew. (Isn't stew, just thick soup?)
Here's what I started with.
2 large potatoes
half a head of cabbage
1 pound of smoked sausage
1 can diced tomatoes (Yeah, I know....canned veggies.)
1 can whole corn
1 can cream style corn
1 can baby lima beans
about 5 good shakes of the salt and pepper shakers
enough water to cover stuff

OK....what should I add????
Ketchup?
BBQ sauce?
Wosha....worches.....some Lee&Perrins?


Edit; I forgot to a say that I like stuff a little spicy, but my other half does not...so, I tend to lay off the onions, peppers, and go kinda easy on the spices.

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Looks good 2D I might add a couple of chopped carrots and maybe a few green beans. If you want it thicker Masa' flour works better than plain flour and tastes better as well IMHO I'll also post a good "cheat" (crockpot) chicken noodle soup recipe for ya if you or anyone wants it

What?! Not a single mention of QC? Me thinks our QC department is getting a wee bit lax. Perhaps it's time for a shake up in the ranks. New blood?

Think about it. Winnie appointed 2D2K the head of QC of the overseas group. Don't forget - it is 2D2K that is cooking it - notice there were no objections to the addition of Alpo.