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Hotch-potch

A simple vegetable stew made with assorted vegetables, water or broth, salt, and pepper.

From an old cookbook · modernised transcription
From a historical cookbook (Internet Archive) · 4 ingredients
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Hotch-potch

Ingredients

Directions

Prepare

  1. Chop assorted vegetables into bite-sized pieces.

  2. In a pot, combine vegetables with enough water or broth to cover them.

  3. Season with salt and pepper to taste.

Cook and serve

  1. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat and simmer until vegetables are tender.

  2. Serve hot.

Recipe from a historical cookbook (Internet Archive).

Transcribed from a scanned cookbook and modernised for today's kitchens. Where the book gave no heat or time, or said "a moderate oven", the temperatures and times here may be modern equivalents rather than the book's own figures.

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What each ingredient does

Assorted vegetables
Provide the main bulk, flavour and texture of the dish as they soften in liquid.

“What each ingredient does” and “The step that matters” were written by Claude from this recipe’s own method and reviewed in samples by CompKitchen.

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