Creole pot

Ingredients for 8 servings:

• 1 kg goulash (beef)
• 3 tbsp olive oil
• 2 onions
• 2 garlic cloves
• 2 bell peppers, green or red
• 3 tomatoes
• 1 bunch of soup vegetables
• ½ liter meat broth
• ¼ liter white wine
• 4 potatoes, peeled
• 250 g pumpkin flesh
• 2 apples, peeled
• 1 can corn kernels
• 2 peaches, peeled and pitted
• 200 g grapes, seedless, green and blue
• salt and pepper
• Cayenne pepper
• marjoram
• Thyme
• Parsley
• 1 bay leaf

Instructions

Working time approx. 40 minutes; Total time approx. 40 minutes

Cut the beef into goulash-sized cubes. Peel and chop the onions and garlic. Clean the bell peppers and cut into coarse strips. Peel and dice the tomatoes. Clean and chop the vegetables and celeriac. Dice the potatoes, apples, pumpkin flesh, and peaches. Brown the meat pieces in hot olive oil. Add the diced onions and garlic, vegetables, celery, and tomatoes and sauté. Add spices and herbs as desired and pour in the meat broth and white wine. Simmer for 90 minutes. Add the potatoes, bell peppers, pumpkin, and apples. After another 15 minutes, add the peaches, grapes, and corn. Simmer for another 15 minutes. Serve with rice or (unusually but delicious) baguette. Variations: Use only meat broth and omit the white wine, or use sweet potatoes instead of potatoes.