Romanian Beef

When we lived in the San Francisco Bay area in Alameda CA we had these really cool neighbors and the wife was from Romania. They had us to dinner one evening and she and her brother made a old family favorite, Romanian Chicken. I never did get the recipe from her but did watch her and her brother cook this wonderful dish.

She cut up the vegies very small and the spices she used were onion, rosemary and dill weed. I had beef to use today and so I decided to make up a beef version. It came out great. I love it when I can meet up with good cooks and learn from them but when I can meet up with a great cook from a different country I am blessed.

I call it Romanian Beef to honor this wonderful lady who passed through my life.

Romanian Beef

2 lbs lean beef cut in small cubes the size of dice.

1 finely chopped onion

2 large carrots diced very small (size of peas)

1/2 bell pepper diced very small (size of peas)

10 mushrooms chopped (size of peas)

1 can of stewed tomatoes (chop up the tomatoes)

2 cups beef broth

2 T brown sugar

1 T Worcestershire sauce

pepper

bit of salt

2 T dill weed

1 t. crushed rosemary

Brown the vegies in olive oil and then add the mushrooms and brown. In a separate pan brown the beef in olive oil and add to the vegies. Add the rest of the ingredients and cook 2 hours or until the meat is tender.

Serve on top of Mash Potato or as my Romanian friend did, in a big Bowl on its own with french bread to dip. Yum.

Cheryl's Back

I started a food blog years ago and because of a bad life turn I stopped being Cheryl. I stopped cooking and writing. Now I am going to start writing in my blog again about what I love. Good food.

I love it when I have my kids or other family members over or friends and cook for them. My grandmother was just like that, She showed us love by cooking for us.. When we use to go visit her she would wake up at 5 A.M. and start cooking while we were asleep. She would start her homemade sausage to cook that had been cured and hung out for days. She would make everyone just what they loved.

My brother and sister had her slow cooked oatmeal and my parents had her homemade sausage, eggs and her homemade country biscuits and gravy! I would have what I now think of as the best thing. Her homemade bread made into French toast with her homemade strawberry jam with berries from her garden!!!

My grandparents always had a garden where all the veggies were fresh and wonderful. It was a mini farm! I use to just watch her cook for hours and I would pull up a chair so that I could see the stove and I knew that someday I would be cooking and feeding whoever would eat and I have surrounded myself with food fans! My husband and son and daughters are my number 1 foodies. J As well as my brother, sister and her husband and my friends!

My mother in law was yet another great cook in my life that inspired me. She had magic in everything she cooked. You could not copy her no matter how you tried. She cooked the best Indian and Burmese food.

Have a nice day and whatever you do eat well!!