"jinx the minx" > wrote in message
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> Julie Bove > wrote:
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>> "jinx the minx" > wrote in message
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>>> barbie gee > wrote:
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>>>>
>>>> On Sun, 24 Apr 2016, jmcquown wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> On 4/24/2016 2:53 PM, cshenk wrote:
>>>>>> sf wrote in rec.food.cooking:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> On Sat, 23 Apr 2016 20:29:10 -0500, "cshenk" >
>>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Julie Bove wrote in rec.food.cooking:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> That's our dinner. We had that freak heat wave and now it is cool
>>>>>>>>> and rainy. So I made the stew. It smelled so good while cooking
>>>>>>>>> that the cats looked up at me with big eye, licking their lips.
>>>>>>>>> It has potatoes, white beans, creamed corn, corn, peas, green
>>>>>>>>> beans onions, celery, salt, pepper, parsley and bay leaves. Also
>>>>>>>>> a very small amount of Wondra flour. The creamed corn was a boo
>>>>>>>>> boo. I don't usually buy it and didn't realize I had grabbed the
>>>>>>>>> wrong can until I saw it going in. It did add nice body to it so
>>>>>>>>> it needed very little thickening.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> With minor variation, that is called burgoo here.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> I've looked at burgoo recipes before and not wanted to try it, but
>>>>>>> Julie's version sounds good to me. I realize now that I've make
>>>>>>> Caldo
>>>>>>> Verde several times that potato starch alone (even from yellow
>>>>>>> potatoes) thickens well, but I like the creamed corn idea. I'd
>>>>>>> probably throw in some whole kernels "just because", but that's me.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I posted a few that show a lot of variation and her recipe title was
>>>>>> a
>>>>>> chicken stew so maybe it was not meatless (didnt see meat in the
>>>>>> ingredients but thats ok, none of us post perfectly).
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I liked her version too. Even if the recipes I had in stock do not
>>>>>> show it, canned creamed corn is very commonly added. The potato
>>>>>> feels
>>>>>> one off to me but the general versions use it so I'm the oddball
>>>>>> there.
>>>>>>
>>>>> To me, the addition of white beans AND potatoes in this dish seemed
>>>>> off.
>>>>> Double the starch.
>>>>
>>>> actually, it's all very starchy;
>>>> white beans
>>>> corn
>>>> potatoes
>>>> peas
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>> And flour. It's a diabetic nightmare.
>>
>> Nonsense. You are assuming. I gave no proportions. As I said, the
>> creamed
>> corn added body so I needed very little flour. I don't even think I used
>> as
>> much as a Tablespoon. And I used far more meat and non starchy veggies
>> than
>> I did the starchy stuff. It was a very large pot of stew. We've had it
>> twice and there is still some left.
>>
>>
>
> Yes, I am assuming. Then again, I no longer need insulin or any other
> medication to control my diabetes now whereas I used to be on multiple
> forms. I think it's a fair assumption to make. At least for me it's
> simply too much starch no matter how little quantity it seems to you.

I would also assume that you don't have gastroparesis? I do. So for me,
the foods that work best for me are the starches but in limited amounts. I
really have to watch my intake of meat, fat and fiber. Eat too much of that
and the salmon will swim back upstream so to speak.