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Spanish Stew

A historical recipe from Dr. Allinson's cookery book, comprising many valuable vegetarian recipes, by Allinson, T. R. (Thomas Richard) (1915).

A historical recipe

Dr. Allinson's cookery book, comprising many valuable vegetarian recipes, by Allinson, T. R. (Thomas Richard) (1915). Project Gutenberg eBook #13887.

From an old book: a historical recipe, not current advice. Its methods, additives and storage may be unsafe by today's standards.

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From Dr. Allinson's cookery book, comprising many valuable vegetarian recipes, by Allinson, T. R. (Thomas Richard) (1915). Digitised by Project Gutenberg, eBook #13887 (https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/13887). Public domain in the USA; its status may differ elsewhere.

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Spain. Associated with Spain by a demonym leading its title: Spanish (confidence 0.55). "Associated with" means only that the evidence named here links this recipe to that place. A recipe isn't labelled as representing an entire country because a source associates it with one, and regional origins are kept where the source gives them.

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Ingredients

Method

  1. 2 lbs.
  2. of potatoes, 1 lb.
  3. of Spanish onions, 1 lb.
  4. of tomatoes, 2 oz.
  5. of vermicelli, 1/2 pint of milk, 1 oz.
  6. of butter, pepper and salt.
  7. Cut up into dice the potatoes and onions, and stew them with the butter and very little water;
  8. when they are tender, add the tomatoes cut in slices, and cook the vegetables 10 minutes longer.
  9. Add seasoning, the milk and vermicelli, and a little more water if necessary;
  10. let the whole simmer for another 10 minutes, and serve.