REC Grandmother's Sofrito(meatball stew w.potatoes/Jerusalem artichokes...

elaineta

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I have this off the old swap I think.

This is one of the tastiest dishes I have made.

I wish I knew who the poster was because I want all her grandmother's recipes. So if you are there - please bless us some more.

REC: My grandmother's Sofrito (meatball stew with potatoes and Jerusalem artichokes)

This is a very cold-weather dish, but it's

delicious. Jerusalem artichokes are not the

same thing as regular artichokes. They're

sometimes called "sunchokes" and they're

little knotty ugly-looking rooty things that

taste just delicious when they're cooked, and

lend lots of flavor to everything else in the

pot.

Simcha Haviv's Sofrito

1 pkg ground beef

2 eggs

1 large onion, minced

2 finely chopped garlic cloves

About 1 cup water

Handful Chopped parsley

Handful of chopped mint or some dried mint

Salt and pepper to taste

Healthy dose cumin (about 1 T)

Quite a generous shaking of paprika (more

than the cumin - 1 1/2 to 2 T)

1/2 cup bread crumbs

1 big can chopped tomatoes or 2 of the small

cans

Same volume Potatoes as meatballs, peeled and

cut into thick slices

Half as many Jerusalem artichokes as potatoes

(in volume, that is - they're little), peeled

and cut into halves or thirds

Make meatballs: Mix together meat with all

ingredients except canned tomatoes, onions,

water, artichokes and potatoes (can also put

about 1/3 cup water into them). Fry the

onion very little time until just barely

golden, take out of oil. Add this to

meatball mixture.

In same oil, fry the potatoes until golden,

then fry the meatballs (after letting them

sit about 10 min). Put all in a pot, the

meatballs in the bottom and the potatoes and

Jerusalem artichokes on top, add the chopped

canned tomatoes, add 3/4 glass water or more,

add salt, pepper, an extra dash cumin and

cook in a covered pot 3/4 hr. to 1 hr. If

you let it cook longer on low low low heat

it'll taste really good.

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How wonderful! It's not often you see a recipe with the Jerusalem artichokes

I've only ever sauteed them. Thank you for posting this!!

 
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