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I know beef is expensive, but you could get a little bit to make a handful of meatballs so everyone gets one or two.
Yum
Add a can or 2 of sauerkraut to your inflation stew, and you have a deconstructed vegetarian cabbage roll. If you want a beef flavor, cook the lentils separate with a couple beef bouillon cubes (they only cost a couple cents apiece).
This stew may be economical but it’s chock full of nutrients.. something everyone should be eating no matter what their income level. Health is Wealth. ♥️
It would have real nutrients and a lot more of them if there was beef
@@joebotz1243 -he thinks he'll be able to find, let alone afford, beef in a depression
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@@joebotz1243 What nutrients would those be? Only did a small bit of research into it, but it seems as though 1 pound of split peas has more of the recommended daily nutrients values than 1 pound of 95/5 lean beef. Even 70/30 Beef still doesn't reach the Lentils. The only spot Beef seems to beat Lentils is in overall fat content, which admittedly some fat is still good for you.
@@joebotz1243 Seems like just a little bit of sliced sausage would go a long way in this dish.
@@rainwolf9548
No, because you’re getting specific vitamins that you wouldn’t get from lentils. People think meat is just “protein”, but it’s a lot more than that, and it’s also more complex overall.
Now that’s not to say Lentils are a super bad substitute, more so to say that there‘s a big reason why meat is considered so tasty for humans
Larry we need this series now more than ever!
LGB
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Absolutely
Ever since 2020 between watching these kinds of vids. 2020 the year that keeps on spawning Ripple effects
@@viraticwars "I did that!" stickers...
A lot of budget meals tend to be pretty unhealthy so I appreciate you always taking nutrition and a balanced diet into consideration with your videos. Keep up the great work!
It's really a matter of getting a taste for legumes. A lot of people have never had them as a serious main-dish protein and either scoff or gag at the prospect.
lol no they dont, most cheap food is healthy
@@Bilal-eq6ul you couldn’t be more wrong. Does mommy still buy your food? Damn. Must be nice.
@@Namedeeznuts He's not wrong at all. Your idea of 'cheap food' is premade processed garbage. Try buying base ingredients like dry rice, dry beans, etc. Learn to cook LOL. And don't give me that 'I don't have time to cook' bullsh1t.
@@Namedeeznuts Oh and start a garden. You cannot possibly say that a garden is expensive nor unhealthy. And don't give me that 'I don't have time or space' bullsh1t. Grow up, learn to work, and educate yourself rather than relying on your overlords for their prepackaged budget food poison.
For everyone including myself, here's the ingredients list:
-oil or bacon grease
-1 large onion
-12 oz tomato paste
-1 tbsp Minced garlic
-1 qt (32 oz) beef broth
-1 qt water
-2 15oz cans stewed tomatoes (or crushed or diced)
-kosher salt
-black pepper
-paprika
-3lb head of cabbage
-1lb bag of rice
-1 lb bag of dried lentils
❤
Wasn't there an additional quart of water at the end?
Inflation Stew is right. With the cost of gasoline, at $4.19 of 9/10ths of a gallon, I was standing in my kitchen wondering how unreasonable it would be to sprout my lentils to increase their volume. So, I turned on my phone to look up a recipe in Everyday Foods in Wartime, 1918… and there’s this wonderful recipe, and, I have everything in my cupboard and refrigerator to make it. Thank you!
Btw, sprouting is also a good idea. :D
I will now find that cookbook
Gas price in the UK is equivalent to $8.30/gal USD XD
Don't worry, intellectual giants like Steven Colbert say all we have to do is buy a $40,000 electric car and we won't have to worry about how expensive gas is.
Oh my gosh lentils are so easy to grow in in your house it's like unreal they only need a little bit of light too much light but they have to get it for at least 8 hours a day give or take unless you have a spot that's really really sunny they don't need direct sunlight then but they have to have sunlight I recommend putting something around the pot that you planted in to catch the lentils when it's time to harvest cuz they literally they'll be everywhere I hope this encourages you to plant them and they grow fast they grow very quickly so you got to keep an eye on them you can use fertilizer if you want but I didn't and they still came out beautiful
I like how you get right to the point with no added video filler. This recipe would go well with Mexican corn cakes, still keeping the budget down. Thanks Larry!!!
Sounds great!
or even Panbread thats only flower and water and a pinch of salt
@@TheCotzi sounds great!
wtf is a mexican corn cake
@@jerkifer924 thanks
If it's unappetizing, I want you to imagine being on a hiking trip, you've reached the top of the mountain, it's cold, sun's setting into a sky of now dark blue, you're extremely hungry (how it feels after intensive outdoors activity), and you're making this in a pot with your friend letting it cook as you talk about stuff and enjoying the cold air. It'd be wonderful!
You know what, this is brilliant. Simple food around a campfire and/or after running around all day has been far more delicious than everyday food on ordinary days. Bonus points if you have a kettle of water boiling and pop in a few sprigs of mint from the backyard or something.
Basically season the dish with your hunger
@@Col3Jaeger Why I Season my Appetite and not my Food.
You just painted such a pretty picture. What a great meal that would be!
Awesome
When I grew up, we ate 'junk soup' which was whatever veggies was left over potatoes, rice or noodles. Today, I made 'junk chili' which had me looking on RUclips and I came across this. It's nice to show people that meals don't need meat or need to be 3 separate items. A nice bowl of soup with rice is excellent.
Great recipe! A trick I learned from a grandma - whenever having a soup with rice or noodles always cook them separate and then each person can put an amount in their bowl (the hot broth will warm them through quickly). That way any leftovers can be stored Grain/pasta & soup in different containers to avoid that over-plumping issue.
Great idea.
I was going to say the same thing. If you mix the rice when you cook it, it will become too mushy after being refrigerated. But you could store the rice and broth separately, and both would stay delicious for several days.
A tip for reheating rice is to place it in a bowl with a little water and set a plate over it, and microwave it until the water boils. This will steam the rice again, and it is almost as good as when it was first cooked, even two or three days later.
@@asmodiusjones9563 how much water
@@KvltKommando just like a tablespoon, depending on how much rice. Just to replace the water that’s evaporated as the rice has dried out since it was cooked. The important thing is to microwave it long enough for the water to steam; you’re not just re-heating it, you’re cooking it again.
If you want to avoid the problem just use potatoes and carrots; 3 medium potatoes and 1 lb of carrots. About 3/4 the calorie count, just slightly less protein (13.8g vs 17g) and the same amount the fat of the rice. Or you can go all potatoes for about the same protein and fat
Love these recipes. I grew up poor, and I have a strange sort of soft spot for dishes like these where you use what you got, and throw it in the pot.
Yes, me as well ☺️
My dad used to call this kind of cooking…Mystery Stew🤣
And it was always delicious 😋😁😉👍
Poor food powers a nation!
I would recommend cooking the lentils separately, early, and in the stock or plain water and adding them later. Acidic ingredients like tomatoes can react with the skins of dried legumes and cause them to come out a bit firmer than some people may like. Not a showstopper the way you did it, but one of those little things that can improve the texture for some folks
I was thinking similarly. I was worried about how he cooked the lentils, like deff not cooked enough. He’ll learn in time though, still an awesome soup and awesome guide
Not the leguuuuumes!
I'm in a hard water area. Adding tomato or salt stops my lentils and beans from softening.
Solid advice!
@@ZoeyAlexandria his wife was cooking it, I don't think Larry has that pretty hands, or nails!😁😄
Made this tonight, with corn and carrots added too. It was good, my family liked it, and I made a TON of it! Going to be experimenting a lot with it in the future!
@Studio 74 I thought the same about the carrots, lol. Corn not so much.
Freeze it or can it...
@@Serjo777 corn is actually very versatile! it can be sweet, savory, etc. it just depends on what u pair it with & the seasoning.
i'm thinking if budget allows, some canned meat would add some nice flavours
I know you won’t see this, but I’m doing it for YOU the viewers. I followed this channel for the dollar tree foods. But you helped me with these cheap recipes when I fell on hard times. I got to make food that tasted great and fit my budget. I’m not there anymore but I still whip some of these up because they taste so great. Love you man. Keep doing what you do,
Wolfe - This is such a good, even more economical take on a Polish golabki soup. Beef broth + Lentils is a great alternative to ground beef and pork... And I commend you for not adding sugar to this like a lot of recipes call for :)
It's such an important and good thing that you're doing on this channel. Keep up the good work my friend.
Thanks! I've not heard of that soup! Will have to check it out. It hit me a bit like the Russian shchi, as well.
Cabbage! Tomato! Cabbage! Tomato!
People add sugar to their stews? Wouldn't that take you in the wrong direction in terms of flavour?
@@AmazingPotatoFarmer A lot of food you wouldn't expect to have sugar in tastes better with sugar in them. I'm not sure why anyone would be "commended" for not adding sugar. It balances salt/sour out in a dish, as long as you don't add a ton you won't notice.
A bit of marjoram and a couple allspice berries would push it over the edge towards golabki territory. A little bit of sour cream or plain yogurt dolloped on top in the serving bowl would make this absolutely luscious. Maybe caraway in the mix if your digestive system isn't used to that much cabbage.
God bless Larry, a great American patriot who is doing what he can to help out we the people.
This man knows how to make a solid meal at any price, good job again!
and if you're growing cabbage and tomatoes, it's even cheaper to make.
I'm just incredibly grateful that we live near a large Amish community. They have been a life saver for groceries! We can still get staples like meat, cheese and bread for less than the supermarket prices (and it's of far superior quality)
God bless the Amish!
good for you
Be careful about who you tell about that, the FDA had been hounding and suing the Amish over that stuff since they are not state approved vendors.
wow.. love that exploitation of cheaper labor! They seriously should stockpile their foods to their own community if they were smart
@@cyryc 🤡
I love how this channel never fails to remind people to save their bacon grease. Considering how expensive it is to buy bacon sometimes, it's free flavoring oil for future meals beyond the breakfast ration.
Talk about luxury. I haven’t been able to afford bacon for seven years now.
Bacon is loaded with cholesterol. It clogs your arteries. Anything from animal products.
How do you save it and for how long can you save it?
I have my moms bacon grease can that she got from her grandma. There's a strainer just under the lid and we use it constantly. It's something I take for granted since I grew up with it always being used.
@@toddfraisure1747 Guaranteed heart disease.
I've done this without rice or lentils and added barley instead. Same kind of texture as the rice and more protein than the lentils. Tasted great.
ohh that sounds really good
also quinoa
I think I would love your barley variation, but a few quick questions for you: I assume you added dry barley kernels, so, how much barley did you add? And, how long did you let them cook? Not sure, but I think barley takes longer to cook than lentils.
@@wasserdagger yep. It takes longer but it's pretty much a stew so just let it sit on low for an hour or if you're doing it in the pressure cooker, just consider it like rice. A cup of pot barley
@@CamGoldenGun Thanks! Can't wait to try it that way!
Great Video! I myself grew up on simple boiled beans in salt and a couple of cloves of garlic. So this is right up my alley. I think people are so accustomed to eating exceedingly well that they forget how inexpensive eating can be.
I had a ham sandwich yesterday
Inflation Stew without beans:
"My disappointment is immeasurable, and my day is ruined"
Jokes aside, this looks like the soup/stew/easy version of central europe cabbage rolls. Recipe 100% recommended, filling, pleasant, healthy, cheap, delicious, ... its one of those "perfect" foods.
Lentils are a member of the bean and peanut family! lol
Review brah
I immediately thought “Cabbage rolls without grinded meat and rice”
Absolutely , cabbage rolls is what came to my mind too...savoury lentil stuffing and an onion and tomato sauce 👍
this reminds me of cabbage soup that restaurants have on the menu.
Always love your budget recipes. 100 years from now, universities will be doing lectures on people like you and Great Depression Cooking (R.I.P.)
Yea I watch the old woman from time to time
Well, it just takes being willing to get creative with what you already have. Still it is good to share successful recipes.
I bought grandma Clara's cookbook, the wolfpit should make one too.
@@vickikendricks1605 how has it been working out?
@@IcemansWorld337 Great actually! Thanks 😊
Thank you for this recipe! My son is learning to cook and we worked together to make it. It was all stuff we had already and got from food pantries. So filling and delicious!
For something that's considered a struggle meal, this actually looks good.
Cheap does not mean bad.
Exactly what I wanted to say
It doesn’t look good to be honest. Better low budget dishes are the original version of Pasta Fagioli, middle eastern rice and bean dishes and even Indian vegetarian dishes too.
People have been struggling for a long time! and they have always eaten great food! You have to appreciate what you have! :)
@@ramencurry6672 It looked alright until he put too much chunky veg in.
My grandfather used to make a stew/soup very similar to this that I grew up on. In place of the lentils he used navy (white) beans and a little bit of hot peppers where you used the hot sauce. At times he would use Ditalini (small pasta tubes) also as it was inexpensive and filling. This was a great healthy substitute to many processed foods so many are eating. Also, it can be split into individual portions and frozen. Thank you for a great recipe for all of us on a budget in these trying times. Keep up the great work.
That's exactly how I make this. Sometimes Navy Beans, and sometimes Great Northern or Pinto Beans. The dish is really versatile.
Like a pasta fazool! Except using cabbage instead of spinach and lentils instead of ground burger
How long would it last for in the freezer?
I'm retiring next week and I need to learn how to survive on a fixed (read, inflation killing) income. Your channel is at the top of my list.
Get some containers (can be anything really including stuff you find on the side of the road or get from friends) and try growing some greens. Doesn’t have to be really big those extra large plastic creamer containers or 2 liter soda bottles will work for a single plant.
Obviously something larger like 3-5 gal buckets or cut up food grade plastic or metal drums are better but those don’t fit on an apartment patio.
If you don’t have the strength or space for calorie intense crops like potatoes go for nutrient dense greens. You can cut things like kale, Swiss chard or loose leaf lettuces multiple times for a prolonged harvest. Leave at least a third to keep the plant alive.
With things the way they are good luck finding cheap potting mix or a substitute but you can use it for years with a bit of extra fertilizer and fresh compost if you can get it.
I hope you didn't vote for Biden
I also like Dining on a Dime, The Woks of Life(Chinese different regions), Made with Lau (Cantonese Chinese), Manjula Cooks (Indian), Maangchi Cooks (Korean), and Mae Mae cooks (Southern Soul food-tasty but not healthy). Ethnic food can be very inexpensive. I also get the free newsletter from The Economedes Family. It has great cheap ideas. I'm jealous because now you have time. 😃
@@80krauser Can use diluted human urine for fertilizer. Look it up online.
@@happycook6737 Yeah I know. 10:1 watered down.
I greatly appreciate your perspective on providing balanced dinners at a low cost. Family’s may be able to order doordash Taco Bell or whatever. But in reality, a recipe like this is perfectly usable. I just wish the people who need it most would follow it.
We do but some of us have health issues that prevent them from doing so. I am diabetic and many of these a too carb rich to be safe meal options so I am often altering them ir drinking a ton of water with a smaller serving to be safe. Perhaps you judge without reason?
yikes you sound extremely judgemental
I agree w you 💯
TheWolfePit isn't the cooking hero America asked for but he's the one America deserves....and can afford.
My grandmother, an immigrant from Germany from after the war, has made something similar to this for us growing up a few times, hardly look at it as a struggle food it was so good, goes to show you the best cooks are the ones with little to use
Golumpki is an absolutely amazing Polish dish, and it works even better as a soup. I love Golumpki soup, I should make it again.
turns out the best cooks know how to cook period - the best meals are ones made with technique rather than ingredients (though people like Thomas Keller are a league in their own). I mean look at coq au vin - it uses tough old bird that you would never want to say roast but with technique you turn it into pure deliciousness. Sadly many people today want to cook over complicated meals they saw on tv or some such rather than cook something simple that show cases the ingredients however few they may be. its a shame really - mainland Europe has that shit down though
Love this meal. Reminds me when we make "clean out soup/stew" Basically clean out the fridge with leftover or partial veggies and stuff that somewhat could go together. If thinner its a soup and thicker its a stew. The sad part is that we have created some awesome dishes that we know we cant replicate. Appredicate the reminder that tasty and healthy dishes can be made inexpensively.
I was thinking "clean your guts out stew" myself
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That's why you have to write down what you're doing, in case it accidentally turns out that good.
We still do that.
Same! I call it Lucky Leftovers. Always delish. You're right, you can't replicate it bc it's a hodgepodge of all sorts of leftovers.
I'm getting ready to make chili. Tomorrow it's getting what's left from pork sausage and potato soup added to it. Next day it will have pasta cooked in broth. Anything left is getting turned into a cassarole with corn tortillas and cheese. No way to recapture all that but in the kid's bellies, lol!
I've recently retired and with the price of food now I've had to make some changes in grocery buying. This recipe is definitely a keeper. We are still able to have steak and eat out some if I use these types of recipes during the week. Also make a menu for the nights I'm buying for, add in lunch and breakfast and I've cut our weekly food budget by about 25%.
I grew up on all this food. Honestly, I found your channel while I was doing well. Now that things are getting a little tougher for most people, I'm glad there's a resource for people in dire straits. Bless you, man
Couple of tips. If you're using all store bought items, dont use preminced garlic, use pealed garlic and mince it yourself. Also, don't use beef brother, get the cheaper chicken or vegetable broth. Prepared beef brother barely has any actual beef in it and you'll get much better flavor from either of the other options. If you're making your own beef broth, definitely use it!
Nothing wrong with pre-minced garlic. I agree about the vegetable broth though.
@@christophermorin9036 pre-minced garlic smells incredible and then when used had virtually no taste.
@@christophermorin9036 And whole garlic is less expensive.
You could also go with bouillon. I keep some on hand in case I want/need that particular flavor. I usually have some chicken or pork/ham stock around because I boil those odds and ends ahead, but there is no way to price that in a recipe like this.
How come When i look at the Top, where all the successful people are.. i see NO mexicans 😪it makes me sad. I review weed products on my RUclips channel for a living.. trying to make it out ! 💯💯
My husband was driving to Atlanta yesterday (3 hrs there and back) because he got free tickets for Nascar. He was getting ready to leave and I looked at him gravely and asked him if he had signed the loan papers. He was puzzled and looked me like I was crazy. I repeated it. He says what are you talking about. I said to pay for the gas. He laughed his behind off. He said not yet
its funny but its not, those free tickets were expensive
@@perry92964 they were. He looks at it (for now) that he can do it once or twice a year. That won't last much longer
I just made this as my weekly meal prep and its so good! I added chicken because I had some in the freezer, but it honestly didn't even need it! It would be filling enough with just the lentils! Thanks for the recipe, I've been lurking on this channel for a few months and I love the content.
Thanks for these struggle recipes. I am starting to try these now, and get used to cooking this way so that when things really start to get bad, I will know what to do. Hard times are coming. For some times are hard and have been for a long time, for others.....Get ready.
What makes me happiest is there’s no gluten products. My wife is extremely allergic and could be hospitalized. This recipe alone will keep us going much farther
I would highly recommend if you're cooking this large amount of food, to add waaay more dry seasonings in addition to the salt, pepper and paprika. Look up indian recipes ! Many traditional dishes use lentils, rice, tomato cans etc. and aren't considered "struggle meals" but an entire cuisine that is loved for how well its seasoned
well the point here is to make as cheap as possible, as most people will at least always have the basic salt pepper and paprika. Spices have skyrocketed here too. but a bunch of different dry seasonings here certainly would elevate it
Nah man, they WERE struggle meals, you just won the struggle so they're delicious now.
Im gonna try it with some cumin and garam masala, and maybe some pumpkin seeds. Thanks for the suggestion!
@@satch4684 i mean technically though, you don't really use that much spices so usually you're using a couple cents worth of seasoning if that as far as the prices go in indian food.
You could substitute tomato sauce for the tomato paste and water. I would use a quart or so of the tomato sauce and omit the paste and water. Use what you have on hand or what might be available. Plus substitute beef bouillon cubes for the beef broth if that is what is available. I hope this helps! 😃
I've never liked tomato paste.
I've done the same with other soups. And it doesn't add too much more to the price. This recipe looked like it used 2 small cans of tomato paste, which might be about 55 cents. I can get a cheap jar of meat flavored spaghetti sauce, or a large can of it, for about 85 cents. Now I don't have to fuss around with tomato paste trying to constantly burn lol.
@@concernedcitizen4031 try adding a dash of baking soda.
That just makes it cost more, honestly. Of course you COULD make all of the recipe better with better, more prepared ingredients. When I had to walk to the store, I learned how to make COMPACT and LIGHT choices and tomato paste is just about #1. Of course you need oregano, basil, and other spices to make a decent sauce from it, but that's the challenge.
@@tvtoms My mother made the best spaghetti sauce I have ever had, and she used only tomato paste in it. That's how I make it still.
I love this! Nobody will get bored in my house with this. There are so many different textures and flavors. Good job!
I just made this stew today, it’s INCREDIBLE!!!! I ended up with so much food for everyone and more to freeze for later. I used red beans instead of lentils, chicken broth instead of beef broth and some dry jambalaya rice. So so yummy 😍 Thank you for this recipe!!
Hey I'm wondering how this came up once you had frozen it?
I don't care for lentils so the red beans would be a perfect choice for me. Love rice also!
This looks so healthy and hearty! Please more of these budget meals!🤗
The hot sauce won't make it hot, just add flavor. Hot sauce has vinegar in it and in chef school they teach that almost all dishes require at least a splash of vinegar to balance things out. Also...$8 seems a lot for this dish. The most expensive thing should be the cabbage and then the lentils. Looks like a great recipe, I'll be trying it! Thank you!
Lentils $1.19
Rice $0.97
Stewed Tomato $1.48
Tomato Paste $0.65
Cabbage $0.59/lbx3= $1.77
Beef Broth $1.25 (from Dollar and a Quarter Now Tree)
One onion 1of 7@ 2.19/3lb bag= $0.32
TOTAL: $7.63
Pretty accurate, these are my current prices… he’s not wildly off, by my stores…
@@heatherknits124 Damn you are all getting ripped off for stewed tomatoes and tomato paste. I pay $0.59 Canadian for tomato paste, and $1.00 Canadian for stewed tomatoes.
@@shawnpitman876 Yes, true. But having a heart attack in the store only takes too few workers from trying to keep depleted shelves from being bare.
I live in California, it would probably cost closer to $15 for me to make this dish
@@indicaking My dad, too. He keeps trying to tell tall tales, about gasoline being $7.50/ gallon. The scary part is, I don’t think they’re tall tales. Life was no cheaper when I was a child, with the ledger balanced a razor wire,
This was so delicious! We made very few changes. Instead of hot sauce, we added a heaping spoonful of Korean gochujang paste with the tomato paste. I also cooked 1/2 pound of Italian sausage with the onion (it was plenty). And I have a very large soup pot, so I was able to cook the rice and lentils together in the pot (you need extra space for extra water to pull this off). We did add the Worcester sauce too. Soo good!! I know it was inexpensive, but my mouth and tummy are happy, and I guess my wallet too!
I'm so happy that I found this channel! May God bless you!
Thanks for sharing Larry. For those out there struggling, look for depression or war rationing era cook books. They’re a wealth of inexpensive recipes!
That’s something I’d eat with or without inflation. Looks delicious!
Struggle meal? It literally looks so delicious! I see no sign of struggle anywhere. ❤
the real struggle is paying $10 for a burger and fries at McDonald's, by someone who hates their job
The struggle is to avoid eating a second helping because the recipe tastes great! 😋
@@d.s7741 Jeff Novick has a free bean veggie burger. Super cheap and easy. Canned beans. Freezes well. I keep in freezer at work with a few buns. I microwave zap it and yum. I serve it with 1/2 can baked beans for picnic effect . (Ok truthfully doc said no more french fries for me because cancerous just like red meat.)
@@happycook6737 I stopped ground meat wont pay over 5$ per pound cholestrol went down to normal
Yum! I love any new cabbage recipe. You are a genius, and we appreciate your looking after our health needs! I just learned that cabbage is the best food to help heal ulcers.
I just made a full pot of this and it's actually really good! It tastes like an actual soup where most of my attempts taste like seasoning water.
Also I substituted beef broth with mushroom broth and boom a delicious vegan stew! And that's coming from a daily meat eater, this stew eats like a good chili.
it would be great if it were soup though, its a stew. I'm shocked to think people eat this cuz this guy cannot cook XD
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Made this decades ago. I used a can of ranch style beans and rice, no lentils.
Also a bell pepper cooked with the onions.
It was good!
I live in the UK and make something similar in a slow cooker. I use potatoes instead of rice, and red lentils. I make a meditterranean version fresh rosemary and oregano and a few bay leaves. when cooked, I used a hand blender to smooth it down. Put in a bowl with a swirl of olive oil and a sprinkling of grated parmesan. My slow cooker made enough for 6 lunches, my husband and I ate it for 3 days running. Lovely with crusty bread. You could even add cooked pasta twirls as it has an Italian taste.Perfectly balanced, carbs, lentils for protein and loads of veggies and herbs. Cost? 30p a serving? Definately a winner in my home.
I just made this and my wife and I love it. I added a sliced jalapeno when the beef broth went in, and substituted some pork loin for the beans. This will last us 3, maybe 4 days. I can't wait to try some of your other recipes.
Just found the channel and am really enjoying it! I blanch cabbage before I toss it into anything. It only takes a minute but keeps everyone from getting gassy. Helpful if you have elderly relatives. Noticed the older folks giving up on favorite foods because the discomfort wasn't worth it.
Times are tough for me personally right now and I've made this stew at least 10 times now. Keeps me full. Thank you for this list of budget recipes, it really helps.
Thank you Mr and Mrs Wolfpit. This is definitely a needed recipe in this day and age.
Please keep them coming, as I enjoy all your low cost meal recipes.
Thanks so much Larry for this recipe! This is my first time viewing. Even though you told us the recipe, I had rewatch and rewind to get recipe.. .. maybe could you put the ingredient list on the side ? Not telling you how to run your channel but I then could pa more attention to the putting together of dish. Thanks so much for sharing.❤️
That is a very healthy and very filling stew. It looks delicious and perfect on a cold rainy day.
It's a good thing it's lent, so I am half-starving myself in observation, but with the way things are headed, I'll keep this in mind for after. I got half a cabbage left over from St. Paddy's day.
I also regret not buying that salmon when I saw it half off a few weeks back. I wanted to make tuna salad to use up some salad veg, but I wound up figuring salmon curry would be a good dish the week after. You ever freeze reduced meats? The package did say use or freeze within two days. Freezing was still an option, so it would have been a good reduced deal. Fish is just something I get a bit leery of.
I always scan my local supermarket meat counter for "Manager's Specials" (stuff that's a day away from being outdated). I've got a Food saver vacuum sealer and so it goes right into the freezer. Saves a lot of $$$
As long as the fish hadn't been previously frozen you could freeze it. It won't be as firm or tasty as fresh caught, but I'm land locked where I am so have come to terms with that. Suggest soaking fish in brine for up to an hour before cooking, and drying as well as possible. That will reduce the amount of schmutz you get when you cook it - you know, the icky greyish run off that is I believe coagulated protein liquids. And of course, using it in a stew or soup or curry would take care of that, and texture wouldn't be an issue.
I only buy manager special meat. Have done so for years. I love saving $$. Btw, I love Larry's recipes.
Wow the gas price in the video was $4.29. Those were the good old days.
The somewhat long cook time, and having a fair amount of ingredients, leads me to believe that this would taste pretty awesome.
Made it - Love it! As a vegetarian I used vegetable broth instead of beef broth, otherwise as shown.
I would make the soup by blending the tomato and onion, and adding a a cornstarch slurry to thicken it up to a roughly gravy consistency. I would season the thickened sauce. I don't handle cabbage very well due to food intolerances, so I would add well seasoned rice to my rice cooker, and put a can of rinsed beans in the steamer basket. I would tossed them together in a bowl and serve rice and beans with the sauce I made over top. It's definitely different from your recipe, but it's a nice twist and a tasty way to have saucy rice and beans. You can even add the bean liquid to the sauce for added flavor and thickness.
Diced tomatoes 🍅 the way we do it (because we always have cooked rice at the ready) is put the rice in your bowl then add the stew and some water, microwave it till hot then add the hot sauce to your serving only. The secret to microwave is more time less power level. Hot outside cold in the middle?? lower the powers level add more time. I use level 5,6. About 4 to 6 min. Heard an interview years back of the inventors daughter. She said that was the key to using microwave.
Budget cooking essentials:
-large, heavy bottom pot/saucepan: allows you to cook more meals less frequently
-lots of Tupperware: to freeze meals and defrost to take for work
Optional: Instant Pot/pressure cooker, saving even more time cooking
Instapots are awesome. You can slow cook a roast in 1/4 the time
Me Who only has a microwave: ;-;
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No, you have FIYA! PRAISE THE SUN!
@@Delimon007 XD
Storing food in plastic is terrible. Leeches chemicals into your food. Gross.
This would be very economical even in these times of hyperinflation. I have lentils and this is a good way to use them up. Thank you for all you do and your help is going to be even more needed in this economy. This is economical, healthy with all the veggies, and filling. I'm definitely going to make this.
This meal is actually delicious, and not to mentioned really filling and healthy. You feel like a million bucks after eating it
This should come with a disclaimer warning people to only eat this in a well ventilated environment. Between the cabbage and lentils you're going to be farting up a storm
This meal comes with free entertainment lol
Fart wars
If only one could convert methane to unleaded--then this stew would kill two birds with one stone.
You need to get used to fiber. It takes months for someone's guts to produce the bacteria to digest beans and other pulses. No more flatulence once that happens.
@@greentree_ In the meantime, try taking Beano.
Soups are a godscend 😩💕💞💕! Such an uncostly method to make such filling meals. And they last a hefty while too!
A very cool video and a tasty recipe!
I would just recommend to add some amount of ground caraway seeds. Not only for seasoning purposes - it also helps dealing with the smelly aftermath following eating cabbage and lentils! ☠️💨👃🤢
dill seed works if you don't like the taste of caraway
@@orthohawk1026 Never heard of that! I dislike the taste of caraway...
I like both caraway and dill seeds, so thanks to both of you for the suggestions.
I make these types of soups all the time. They're called "Clean Out the Fridge Stew". Veggies, Meat, Rice/Potatoes/Pasta, & water. Sometimes I add random condiments, milk, other leftovers in Tupperware containers (ex: meatloaf, mashed potatoes, rice). Saves me so much money & they're delicious! I even freeze them for later if I'm not going to eat them right away.
I don't see the meat in this vid but maybe I skipped over it too fast. I typically don't feel full without meat or chicken as part of the meal.
@@damienholland8103 Same here! I occasionally eat vegan to cut down on meat. Eggplant and tofu are typically my substitutes. Sauteing tofu until it's crispy is pretty good.
@@verucasalt4535 not a bad idea.
@@damienholland8103 yeah just add a few drops of soy sauce or teriyaki sauce for flavoring. Cut them into cubes first.
Sometimes I find it difficult to eat on a real budget and with less prep time due to being gluten free, so this looks awesome :)
Once again- delicious and nutritious! Thank you !
I won’t lie, this sounds like something I would eat all the time! I’ve made it before without the rice or lentils, and added ground beef or chicken. I will need to try it without the meats and with the lentils sometime!
Try having it with 1/2 the normal amount of beef & 1/2 the amount of lentils. Not as cheap but very yummy.
@@ShellL My mom always made lentil soup with tiny meatballs (made with very lean hamburger. They were not really round meatballs but she would pinch off bite size piece of half-frozen ground beef and put in the broth. They would cook intact as they did not contain much fat. The flavor was wonderful and really not much meat at all is needed. Bay leaf was also wonderful to add to the lentil soup or to cabbage soup or cabbage rolls. Chopped celery and chopped carrot piece always went into the lentil soup. I know this would add cost to the recipe, but if you already have it, wonderful to add.
If you have stale French or Italian bread it could substitute for the rice. Just tear it into small pieces and toss them into the pot and stir. 🍞🍞
Oh yes....any heavy rustic bread would be wonderful, perhaps a rustic rye.
Absolutely love your budget friendly meals! Sometimes I eat them just because they sound good and not because I'm on a budget at times. Or sometimes because I need a meal idea. Hope your doing well.
My hours at work have been cut hard with the winter season. I really appreciate videos like yours, so thank you
Great channel man, I'm enjoying learning how to cook economical pleasurable meals and meal planning so I only have to cook every 2 to 3 days. I also like how your recipe's allow for variation depending on what you have on hand or what budget you're on. Keep up the good work and thank you very much.
Just made this in a giant stock pot and it’s sooo much! Definitely a lot of bang for your buck! This will last us a while 👍
I made this tonite after watching your video. It came out delicious!!! My husband and son loved it!!!! Thank you so much!!!!😊
I made this today and it’s delicious and it will last us all weekend. I used chili ready tomatoes instead of stewed and I found out I need a bigger pot. Thank you for the recipe. I subscribed to get more.
Excellent video and recipe. Lentils are an under-rated pulse, deserving of more usage and respect. Learning to cook cheaply will not be such a challenge if you eat this way now, at least part time.
Thank you for sharing this with us. Be well and at peace.
Good bowel movement meal. Ready for another great meal. 👍
This is exactly how I make our cabbage soup! Except for lentils it’s usually a lb of sausage. I’d gladly sub out the sausage for lentils lol. We add lemon pepper for flavor. We ate this a lot when my dad was in the Army and had to keep his weight low/at a certain level. We still eat it now, 20 yrs later, bc it’s cheap and delicious!!
Love this series. Saving all these recipes! Also, in my experience, cabbage is a miracle food. You get so much for so cheap, and it’s so versatile. It picks up flavor like nobody’s business and has great texture.
This looked so tasty and easy to do so I ended up making the recipe myself. It was SO much stew and it was very filling and delicious. Highly recommended!
Everybody should be eating this... not just peeps on a budget 😅
I'm so glad I took an interest in cooking when I was young. I can throw cheap meals together so easily. It's good to see someone teaching others to do the same.
I like how you used the beef broth container to measure out a quart of water. Don't let that extra broth go to waste. Also, you can get free hot sauce packets from taco bell
Only thing is, TB is such crappy, lousy "food," who wants to waste money just to get 'free' hot sauce? I'd far rather buy a high quality one in the grocery store that will last me for a year than to eat anything from Taco Bell.
I make something similar and I love it! Tastes better the next day too. I always add the cores, my favorite part of cooked cabbage. Thank you!
THANK YOU for sharing this!
The first time I tried this out I overfilled the pot and ended up making it in two seperate pots. It was enough food for a week for me and my boyfriend!
Cut it down in half last time and it was still enough for dinner for many days. Am on my third time right now, but added potatoes, carrots and cauliflower cause we had it in the fridge and it was time for it to get cooked. Also used Bulgur instead of rice since rice don't agree with my stomach as of late. I also ad a pinch of pure msg to it, makes it that much better.
But this is soooo delicious and can be altered at will. It's a staple in my household now.
Again, thank you so much!!
Thank you so much for this video I'm glad that you're teaching people to live on a budget.
As someone that loves cabbage, thank you for a great cabbage recipe. We had fried cabbage & noodles with kielbasa for dinner tonight.
To preserve, pressure can the recipe at the point before he added the rice. Just write 'add cooked rice and season to taste' on the lid.
Also for heartburn sensitivity, try pumpkin or butternut squash pure and chunks in place of the tomato paste and tomatoes.
Cant wait to get some of this on my shelf, thanks!!!
ayyy a fellow pumpkin saucer!
For those same people who don't like pumpkin, try mixing 2tbsp of cornflour into some cold water, then adding it to the pot and stirring it while it heats up and thickens. Do this right at the end for best results. It'll thicken her right up
My hometown had a hardware-store-turned-Barbecue ran by a fella folk called Mr. Wolfe, and seeing your channel made me super nostalgic for his cooking. Sad to say he passed a year or two ago from cancer, and the store was sold to another restauranteur which lasted three months before closing. A shame, but it’s fun to see someone else so named enjoying cooking just as much!
Some thoughts that are coming to mind...
Pureed tomatoes can be cheaper than tomato paste. Since this is soup, the extra liquid doesn't really matter. Crushed tomatoes also. A little more sauteing at the beginning for this alternative will heighten the flavour. Not to the extent of the tomato paste... but still it's an option..
Beef boullion cubes and water are much cheaper than quarts of ready made beef broth. Ups the sodium content, though. So you can eliminate the salt later if you want to. But for me, lentils and rice both need the salt...
Final thought, I'd've added some carrots. But then, I like carrots with my cabbage.
This remind me of a meal my mom used to make. Will definitely save and try this!!
I completely forgot about cabbage roll soup! I used to use turkey in place of hamburger, but I can see how lentils would be a cheaper option. I personally can't stand lentils so I'll stick with making regular cabbage roll soup with beef. Still, this is a handy recipe to have when times are tough. It also kind of reminds me of that cabbage soup recipe from Weight Watchers in the 1980s
Just finished making this for the first time, excellent guide. I added a couple beef bouillon cubes alongside the broth and quart of water and it turned out amazing! Wouldn't have ever thought to even look for this recipe if it weren't for your channel, thank you