Bowls of Brown!

Bowls of Brown!

Looks good, don't it?  Yum!

I've had some people asking about "fantasy"-style recipes, and this was something I wanted to try to tackle myself.  Now, you can eat like a peasant in King's Landing.  Well, a peasant who got lucky and found a few coppers somewhere.  Just pretend the meat's chicken, okay?

(Hint:  It's only partly chicken.)

Getting away from the horrible humor, something like this is a great recipe for a long event.  It can cook literally forever, and additional ingredients can be thrown in at any time.  Turn your leftovers into a tasty, nutritious stew that will keep people fed in between meal times.

Historical Accuracy:  Well, this is tricky.  Despite it being a "fantasy" recipe, the ingredients are all period (to my knowledge--please let me know if I messed up!).  It's historically plausible, I suppose, but it isn't based on anything but my own "creativity" and the few accountings of the dish from a Game of Thrones.  Call it a 3/10 at best.

How Does it Taste?  Yum.  It's basically stew, with lots and lots of pearl barley to "extend" it. There is absolutely nothing fancy about this recipe whatsoever, but it's comforting, wholesome food that will last indefinitely.

Time:  Expect to be cooking this for several hours.  I'm still cooking this batch even after having a small amount, and I plan on serving it for dinner tomorrow.  Slow cookers are great sometimes.

Please Note:  This is a highly-subjective recipe.  Feel free to change anything in it, add, delete, do whatever.  It's all good.

Recipe:

3/4 pounds salt pork, diced

3/4 pounds lamb, diced

3/4 pounds diced stew beef

3/4 pounds chicken, diced

2 large rutabagas, peeled and diced

8 large carrots, peeled and diced

1 1/2 large white onions, diced

8 stalks celery, diced

4 cloves garlic, minced

1 package sliced mushrooms

4 cups pearl barley, soaked overnight

plenty of beef stock or similar to cover

browning sauce, optional

Render the salt pork in a dutch oven or large pan.  Remove the meat and reserve the fat.  Brown the lamb, beef, and chicken and remove from the fat.  Add the onions and celery to the fat and saute until tender.

Put all ingredients into a slow cooker and cook for hours and hours and hours.  Seriously, don't rush this.  10 hours is a good start.  Add liquid as needed until needed.

Serve with crusty bread and don't ask what's in it.

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