Author Topic: "Can-of-Everything Stew" (Read 3239 times)

Brad Johnson · « **on:** January 30, 2007, 09:02:23 AM »

Was browsing the net for easy "guy" recipes and found a one for "Can-of-Everything Stew". Tried it. LIKED IT! Figured I might as well share it...

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1 can corn
1 can peas
1 can green beans
1 can sliced carrots
1 small can sliced mushrooms
1 large can diced tomato
1 small can green chilis
1/4 cup dried onion
1 beef bullion cube
dash of allspice
double-fingered pinch black pepper (about 1 tsp)
1 can SPAM, cubed small (1/4" cubes)
1/2 block cream cheese, cubed

Combine all ingredients except cream cheese in a large pot (at least 6 qt) including juice from canned veggies. Heat to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer for 25-30 minutes, stirring occasionally. Put in cream cheese and bring back to a simmer for 7-10 minutes or until slightly thickened.

Serve with cornbread.

My contribution - Can also be served over buttered pasta for a "pseudo veggie alfredo" thing. VERY good!

Brad

charby · « **Reply #1 on:** January 30, 2007, 09:13:04 AM »

can it be deep fat fried?

-C

cosine · « **Reply #2 on:** January 30, 2007, 09:14:52 AM »

Quote from: Brad Johnson on January 30, 2007, 08:02:23 AM

My contribution - Can also be served over buttered pasta for a "pseudo veggie alfredo" thing. VERY good!

Brad

I like eating anything even remotely stew-y over a bed of pasta.

HankB · « **Reply #3 on:** January 30, 2007, 09:51:01 AM »

That's not a "guy" recipe . . . there's no actual MEAT in it! Bullion cubes and - especially! - SPAM don't count! (SPAM . . . we need a :barf: icon . . . )

Manedwolf · « **Reply #4 on:** January 30, 2007, 10:43:12 AM »

You lost me at SPAM. To me, the only viable use for SPAM is to duct-tape the can to a grenade and throw it into a Islamist terrorist hide-out, thus ruining their chance at an afterlife or something. grin

Does remind me of some of my "whatever the hell meat there is, plus random veggie, coconut milk and curry paste" Thai curries, though.

Which is actually probably how people traditionally did it...

Brad Johnson · « **Reply #5 on:** January 30, 2007, 10:48:21 AM »

Oh you poor souls uncultured tastes. SPAM gooooood! The world, in trying to convince you otherwise, has dealt you a culinary blow of Olympian proportians.

Slice it thin, fry it up, and serve with eggs and coffee while sitting in front of the campfire on a crisp morning high in the mountains. The sound of a crashing stream nearby, the hint of pine in the air, and a plate full of SPAM and eggs to kick off your day.

For everything else ... well ... if you can ham it, SPAM it!

Brad

richyoung · « **Reply #6 on:** January 30, 2007, 10:51:55 AM »

...y'all DO know that its SPiced Pork Shoulder and HAM, right?

charby · « **Reply #7 on:** January 30, 2007, 11:10:10 AM »

I thought SPAM was Shoulder Pork and HAM

HankB · « **Reply #8 on:** January 30, 2007, 11:28:00 AM »

You SPAM defenders just consider this . . . when the little piggies go into Hormel's meat processing plant, nothing comes out but product.

Nothing.

Think about it. shocked

Brad Johnson · « **Reply #9 on:** January 30, 2007, 11:35:04 AM »

Yep.

I eat vienna sausages, too. And bologna. And breakfast sausage ... lots and lots of sausage.

laugh

Brad

p.s. - I also like fried chicken livers, calf fries, and tongue. Yes, tongue. Broiled or roasted, sliced thin, and stacked on an onion roll with plenty of horseradish, mayo, lettuce, and tomato.

Ned Hamford · « **Reply #10 on:** January 30, 2007, 11:36:57 AM »

Quote from: HankB on January 30, 2007, 10:28:00 AM

You SPAM defenders just consider this . . . when the little piggies go into Hormel's meat processing plant, nothing comes out but product.

Nothing.

Think about it. shocked

So we are as honerable as Native Americans who used all the buffalo right?
grin

crt360 · « **Reply #11 on:** January 30, 2007, 12:04:51 PM »

I thought SPAM was SPAce Meat, or is it Sufficiently Processed Animal Matter?

It tastes alright, whatever it is. I eat a similar stew, but without the cream cheese, and I slice up a few links of cooked sausage and throw them in where the SPAM would be.

Brad Johnson · « **Reply #12 on:** January 30, 2007, 12:12:30 PM »

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I eat a similar stew, but without the cream cheese,

The cream cheese acted as a thickening agent - made it nice and creamy - along with giving a subtle boost to the overall flavor.

Brad

crt360 · « **Reply #13 on:** January 30, 2007, 12:23:23 PM »

Quote from: Brad Johnson on January 30, 2007, 11:12:30 AM

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I eat a similar stew, but without the cream cheese,

The cream cheese acted as a thickening agent - made it nice and creamy - along with giving a subtle boost to the overall flavor.

Brad

Sounds pretty good. I'll have to try it.

Manedwolf · « **Reply #14 on:** January 30, 2007, 12:23:42 PM »

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The cream cheese acted as a thickening agent - made it nice and creamy - along with giving a subtle boost to the overall flavor.

Corn starch does that too.

Or for some Cuban and Brazilian stews, corn meal. You end up with something rich and savory the consistency of grits. REALLY good in winter.

Headless Thompson Gunner · « **Reply #15 on:** January 30, 2007, 01:38:31 PM »

Quote from: Manedwolf on January 30, 2007, 09:43:12 AM

You lost me at SPAM. To me, the only viable use for SPAM is to duct-tape the can to a grenade and throw it into a Islamist terrorist hide-out, thus ruining their chance at an afterlife or something. grin

I sincerely hope we have a few PhD level engineers toiling away in the back room of some defense contractor R&D facility trying to perfect exactly that sort of weapon. It's time we take the gloves off and fight this war like we mean it. Bust out the Spam!

Spam grenades, Spam artillery shells , 2-ton Spam bombs, Spam cruise missiles... They wouldn't know what hit 'em!

grin

Jamisjockey · « **Reply #16 on:** January 30, 2007, 01:47:00 PM »

Replace the spam (ick) with the pre-cubed ham....found near the meats and deli stuff usually.

Manedwolf · « **Reply #17 on:** January 30, 2007, 01:49:01 PM »

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I sincerely hope we have a few PhD level engineers toiling away in the back room of some defense contractor R&D facility trying to perfect exactly that sort of weapon. It's time we take the gloves off and fight this war like we mean it. Bust out the Spam!

Unfortunately, that might be decried as a pork-barrel contract. grin

Monkeyleg · « **Reply #18 on:** January 30, 2007, 01:50:53 PM »

"So we are as honerable as Native Americans who used all the buffalo right?"

They used all of the buffalo. They didn't eat all of the buffalo. Wink

Brad Johnson · « **Reply #19 on:** January 30, 2007, 01:56:51 PM »

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Replace the spam (ick)

You people have no sense of adventure.

grin

For your culinary pleasure, the SPAM recipe guide - http://www.spam.com/recipes/recipes.asp

Brad

BobR · « **Reply #20 on:** January 30, 2007, 02:06:16 PM »

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when the little piggies go into Hormel's meat processing plant, nothing comes out but product.

Nothing.

Not quite right, I have heard an oink or two escape the plant, but that is about it!

bob

Manedwolf · « **Reply #21 on:** January 30, 2007, 03:03:53 PM »

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For your culinary pleasure, the SPAM recipe guide - http://www.spam.com/recipes/recipes.asp

There's a recipe there for a SPAM gelatin mold.

That seems to me like a way to cause your guests to experience explosive projectile vomiting...

Mabs2 · « **Reply #22 on:** January 30, 2007, 05:34:18 PM »

Spam is kind of nasty. But it's cheap.
HOWEVER I think that Turkey Spam is great. Nothing like original spam. And it's amazing in a big bowl of macaroni and cheese.

glockfan.45 · « **Reply #23 on:** January 30, 2007, 07:31:33 PM »

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There's a recipe there for a SPAM gelatin mold.

And people wonder why the terrorist hate us. One of my favorite lazy guy recipes contains only three ingedients.

Wash 3 large potatos, poke holes in side with fork, place on plate.

Microwave for 10 minutes on high (longer if you have a wimpy microwave).

Cut open potatos and sprinkle with cheddar, and Oscar Meyer pre-cooked bacon bits.

Place back into microwave for 1 and one half minutes.

Consume with 3 pints of your favorite beer and you wont be hungry for a week.

Monkeyleg · « **Reply #24 on:** January 30, 2007, 09:58:28 PM »

"Consume with 3 pints of your favorite beer and you wont be hungry for a week."

Glockfan.45, you need a wife. Or a girlfriend. Or even just some old lady who can boil an egg, and who'll stop in once in awhile to see if you're alive.

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Author Topic: "Can-of-Everything Stew" (Read 3239 times)