For starters, I'm concocting something that I may call (ZFT willing) Uncle Meat Stew.
So far, it goes like this.
Thaw out a pound of ground (beef, turkey, Boca, whatever).
Do something else 'till it thaws.
Now it's thawed.
Put it in a bowl, beat it to a pulp and break it up too, adding generous amounts of crushed red pepper, garlic powder and shallots (if you have them, and you should).
In the meantime, turn your burner to HI and oil up your largest frying pan.
As it's warming up, cut up a single white potato into small wedges (or dice it, if you prefer this to be more like hash) and oil up the remnants.
Get out your stereo, iPod, hi-fi, whatever, and put on Uncle Meat. Turn it up loud. It will inspire you to give the dish it's proper name. That's what it did for me anyway.
Oil's just this side of smoking, so stir in the meat and back off the flame a bit, while you slowly brown the pound of ground.
As soon as it's all about the same colour, add the potato pieces and throw in a bit more olive oil.
Add a can of diced tomatoes (approximate 14.5 oz) or use fresh tomatoes if you have them (I don't today, sadly) and a can of black beans or pinto beans (I'm using a little of both), some fresh green pepper (just a slice or two) and a hint of Vidalia onion.
Back off the burner a little more, add some oil and mix all the goodness together for about four minutes.
Add chili powder, ground black pepper, salt (if you're into that) and turn the burner down to two.
Cover it and let it simmer, stirring every five minutes or so, until the conclusion of "Cruising For Burgers", or until it looks right.
Then take the concoction off the burner, adding whatever toppings you enjoy with your stew or hash or whatever it's become in your kitchen.
Behold, Uncle Meat Stew!
_________________ NJP
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