Ingredients:
-White beans
-Potatoes
-Green beans
-Tomatoes
-Celery
-Onion
-Vegetable broth
-Garlic
-Fresh/Dried rosemary
-Balsamic vinegar
=> Though there is no meat in here but the stew still has protein. Differents types of beans combined together to create a greater and better protein than any meat. Because beans are uncomplete proteins, so when eat together, they create a complete protein, which is equal to the type of protein you can find in animal meat or dairy. What people usually misunderstand is that eating plant is far more healthy than eating meat since plants have less fat or have unsaturated fat (healthy fat). Unsaturated has more benefits than saturated fats because saturated fats raise LDL cholesterol and increase heart disease risk. So for this dish, packed with fiber, minerals, vitamins, antioxidants, healthy fats, starch and proteins, I will give it a 10/10.
I love when there’s a dish that is savory and has lots of different texture like a stew like this. Normally, I love every stews, but this particular one really surprises me. I HATE celeries, but being here, it got cooked down and its special aroma hidden between other vegetables’ taste, so the celeries didn’t ruin the stew as I expected. And the thing surprises me more is how suitable the balsamic vinegar is for the stew. Vinegar is added in the end when serve, so when eating, the vinegar’s unique sourness is so apparent and the acidity doesn’t make the stew has a one-sided flavour profile. I made this recipe in two phases:
1. Cousin’s opinion: the stew got eaten by my cousin first, at that moment, I forgot to add in the balsamic vinegar and taste again to really fit to my cousin’s appetite, I was missing some salt so he said it was good kind of bland.
2. Me and my mom: after cousin’s saying, I rushed to the kitchen to season it again and add the vinegar. In the end, the stew tasted phenomenal.
One thing I got to confess though, I added some fish sauce to add that saltiness and some umami taste which the stew was lacking. Overall, I’d give this dish a 9.5/10.
