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Challenge 47: Less than £1 - carrot ragoût
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el_stapladorThis is a dish from Katharine Whitehorn's Cooking In A Bedsitter that I first cooked when I was actually living in one, and have repeated so many times that I have given up looking in the book. Lunch or supper for one. It doesn't look like anything special but it's tasty and comforting, and quick and cheap and easy.
I honestly did have all the ingredients at home, so the prices are a bit approximate.
Ingredients
1 rasher bacon (pack of ten is £2; this particular pack had already done for a bacon sarnie and a pasta thing) - £0.20
1 small onion - £0.04
2 carrots - £0.12
2 small potatoes (or one largeish one) - £0.40
herbs - I used a handful of fresh herbs from the garden (planter acquired years ago for a price I now forget, but I think I've already had my money's worth out of it) but the original recipe called for a generous pinch of mixed herbs. Thyme works well, in my opinion.
about 150ml water
I would also advise a teaspoon of oil but I was going for maximum cheapskatery.
Total - £0.76
Equipment
Sharp knife
Chopping board
Kitchen scissors are optional but useful
Hob
Saucepan
Wooden spoon
Method
Peel and chop the onion. Peel and slice the carrots and the potatoes.
Cut the bacon into squares (this is where the scissors come in handy).
Either - heat the bacon very gently in the saucepan to release the fat - or - just use oil. Cook the onion and bacon gently for 5 minutes or so. Add the potatoes and carrots and turn in the fat for a minute or so. Add the water and herbs, season, and bring to the boil. Reduce the heat, cover, and simmer for about 20 minutes. Keep an eye on it to make sure it doesn't burn, and add a little more water if necessary. When it's done, tip the whole lot into a bowl and eat with a fork or a spoon depending on how liquid it is.
I honestly did have all the ingredients at home, so the prices are a bit approximate.
Ingredients
1 rasher bacon (pack of ten is £2; this particular pack had already done for a bacon sarnie and a pasta thing) - £0.20
1 small onion - £0.04
2 carrots - £0.12
2 small potatoes (or one largeish one) - £0.40
herbs - I used a handful of fresh herbs from the garden (planter acquired years ago for a price I now forget, but I think I've already had my money's worth out of it) but the original recipe called for a generous pinch of mixed herbs. Thyme works well, in my opinion.
about 150ml water
I would also advise a teaspoon of oil but I was going for maximum cheapskatery.
Total - £0.76
Equipment
Sharp knife
Chopping board
Kitchen scissors are optional but useful
Hob
Saucepan
Wooden spoon
Method
Peel and chop the onion. Peel and slice the carrots and the potatoes.
Cut the bacon into squares (this is where the scissors come in handy).
Either - heat the bacon very gently in the saucepan to release the fat - or - just use oil. Cook the onion and bacon gently for 5 minutes or so. Add the potatoes and carrots and turn in the fat for a minute or so. Add the water and herbs, season, and bring to the boil. Reduce the heat, cover, and simmer for about 20 minutes. Keep an eye on it to make sure it doesn't burn, and add a little more water if necessary. When it's done, tip the whole lot into a bowl and eat with a fork or a spoon depending on how liquid it is.
