There are always loads of recipes I'd like to try but lose them before I do. This is where I can record recipes I find interesting and keep notes on my experiments with them.

I have a system that I've adopted for working through recipes:

1 - New recipes are saved to the Experimental Mouffette and is labeled : Untested
2 - As I'm working out the changes I'd like to make (if any) it is labeled : Testing
3 - Once I think I've got the correct formula it is labeled : Test 1
4 - IF I am able to reproduce the effect a second time it is labeled : Test 2 - if I am not able to reproduce the effect, it remains Test 1
5 - The same process as step 4 is used to graduate it to Test 3
6 - Once I have been able to reproduce the effect successfully 3 times, it graduates to my main blog, La Mouffette Gourmande

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Saturday, April 6, 2019

Test 2 - Carne Guisada (Mexican beef stew)

Serves 2

1 - I forgot the tomato paste, and it was good! I'll try it with, and decide if it makes that much of a difference not to use it.
2 - It doesn't taste like it needs salt! Odd, and great, I suppose. Anyway, it also doesn't need the tomato paste, so I removed that ingredient. And I just realized that I have no idea where the original recipe came from so there's no way for me to peruse the original. Oh well, I think I've already changed it enough that it doesn't really matter.

1 lb chuck roast, trimmed of fat and cut in bite-sized pieces
1 Tbsp flour
1 Tbsp olive oil
1 onion, chopped
1 cloves garlic, chopped
1 jalapeno peppers, seeded and minced
1 cup beef stock
1 tsp cumin
1 tsp chilli powder
  1. Toss meat pieces with flour, then brown quickly in oil.
  2. Add onion and cook, stirring frequently, until soft. 
  3. Add the garlic, jalapeño, beef stock, cumin and chilli powder; bring to a simmer.
  4. Cook for about 2 to 2-1/2 hours, until meat is extremely tender.


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