Today something exotic - Gumbo. And then also a bit modified, because I felt like it. In principle, it's quite simple: Bacon cubes (250g), onions (we had two onions), garlic cloves (don't be stingy with them!) and a carrot cut into slices. Fry bacon in the pot, add meat (we had 300g beef goulash), fry well, add onions, garlic, carrot, and let it simmer. Then deglaze with a splash of red wine (not necessary, but I think a bit of red wine always belongs with goulash, even if it doesn't become goulash), add 1l of broth, bay leaf, ginger, and cumin as spices, let it cook for about an hour. Then prepare rice and while the rice is cooking, dice a bell pepper and add it to the soup, and also add a glass of okra pods (drain and rinse before using), let it cook for about 10 minutes (until the rice is ready). We also added some capers (soak them well and for a long time before using, otherwise they are too salty). Serve rice on the plate, pour stew over it. We had wine spritzer with it. So the ingredients summarized:
- 250g diced bacon
- 300g beef goulash
- 1l beef broth
- 1 carrot
- 2 onions
- 4-5 garlic cloves
- 1 bell pepper
- 1 glass of okra pods (approx. 400g, drain and rinse before use)
- Ginger powder, cumin, salt, pepper
- a few capers (soak well before use)