Originally posted by redtressed What I'm a wonderin' is........is anyone but me familiar with the dish........."Cow in the Garden"? I've had this pure comfort food dish since my early years, but have not seen it on a menu or mentioned by anyone anywhere, other than a few folks in this neck of West Virginia...from Morgantown extending ovr to the Ohio River Valley north of Parkersburg. It's a variation on Creamed New Potatoes and Peas.
Cow in the Garden
I have never heard of "cow in the garden" My mother use to fic creamed potatoes and peas. Very good. In fact my mom would crean almost anything. Creamed carrots, spinich. Great cooking.
3/4 lb chipped dried beef, cut into thin strips
2 lbs new potatoes
1 lb package frozen green peas or 1 lb fresh shelled
1 stick butter
6 scallions finely minced
5 tablespoons flour
1 pint heavy cream
1/2 cup milk
salt and pepper to taste.
Cut thin strip of peel around the middle of each potato. Add to a dutch oven of boiling salted water and boil approx 25 mins. Add grean peas to potatoes and water and boil approx 10 minutes more. Drain water from vegetable and set aside in colander. In now emptied dutch oven, melt stick of butter and add minced scallions. Saute' until slighly transparent. Add dried beef strips and saute another 2 minutes. Add flour and stir constantly and make a roux, browning the roux very , very slightly. Add cream, milk and salt and pepper to taste, stir until slightly thickened. Add potatoes and peas and stir for about 5 more minutes. Serve as a main dish over biscuits or bread or as a side dish.
Do not eat this on a day that you have to pour yourself into a tight pair of jeans.
