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Gypsy Stew I
This was a staple when I was growing up, easy to make, common ingredients, and tasty. Family recipe taught to me by my parents as I was growing up. Feel free to serve this over toast, hot cooked noodles, or even rice. Link to the shortcut is listed in the Notes section.
Ingredients
- 750 grams ground beef, or ground pork, ( 1½ lb)
- 1 onion, diced
- 1 jar green olives with pimento, sliced, (354 g/12 oz net weight)
- 2 cans condensed cream of mushroom soup, (10½ oz / 298 g each), Shortcut
- black pepper, as desired, to taste
- toast, for serving
Instructions
- Add the beef or pork and the onion to a pot, cook until no pink remains. Season with black pepper as desired while it is cooking. Drain off excess fat, place pot back on low heat.
- Add soup and sliced olives.
- Mix everything together and heat through, stirring occasionally.
- Prepare some toast. Tear up a few slices of toast on a plate and ladle mixture over the toast, enjoy.
Notes
Beef runs about 150 Baht/750 grams, pork will cost about 75 Baht/750 grams. For 4 servings, using beef this is about $1.10 per serving, using pork this is about 55 cents per serving.
Shortcut: Cream of Mushroom Soup.
Variant: 1. Top each serving with a fried egg.
Updated on 3 May 2022.
