Stew
We always have a roasted joint of meat or a chicken on Sundays. More often than not, there's some leftover meat and gravy. When that happens I tend to make a stew on a Monday or Tuesday. And that's what happened this evening. It's easy to get creative using simple ingredients you happen to have to hand - perhaps they are sitting in the bottom tray of your refrigerator. Tonight, I first of all chopped an onion and fried it gently in a mixture of rapeseed oil and salted butter. using out deepest frying pan. Then I tossed in a handful of sliced courgette (American: zucchini). Next the jug of leftover gravy from Sunday was added and next some sliced carrot that I had cooked in the microwave for six minutes. Then similar with a chopped leek. Next I tossed in a can of chickpeas. Stirring and then tasting suggested how much seasoning the dish might need. I also added a little dried fenugreek - not too much. I had cooked a large potato in the microwave - chopped into roughly...
