Portuguese Bean Soup

This is a recipe from my friend Maile, I enjoyed this soup and so did others I made it for. Simple and delicious! We had it on the side of pastrami sandwiches, great dinner, Thanks Maile! Quick tip..... Use a large pot because its alot of cabbage, It does boil down but still makes a good 4 quarts.

Ingredients:

20 oz Portuguese sausage sliced

1 large carrot chopped

2 peeled potatoes chopped

2 med onions chopped

1 quart water

1 (8oz) can tomato sauce

1 tablespoon salt

2 (15oz) cans drained kidney beans

3 pounds chopped cabbage

Directions:

Add onion and Sausage to pot and fry for 10 minutes. Add all ingredients except beans and cabbage. Bring to a boil then turn down heat and simmer for 15 minutes covered. Add beans and cabbage, simmer for 20 minutes more.

Chuck Stew

This is a recipe from my friend Iwa. Its a hawaiian style beef stew that so simple and so good. You can play around with the ingredients as far as adding more veggies and potatoes just make sure you adjust the cooking time. Me and my family loved it! Thanks Iwa!

Ingredients:

4 lbs chuck roast cut in stew size pieces

2 onions cut in quarters

2 large potatoes cut

3 carrots cut

3 celery stalks cut

1 cup ketchup

1 tablespoon mustard

3 tablespoons brown sugar

1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce

1 1/2 teaspoon salt

1/4 cup white vinegar

1/3 cup water

Directions:

Mix all ingredients in a large glass cake pan. Cover with foil and bake at 350 for 2 1/2 hours.