My take on Melania's recipe.

So I decided to take a swing at the traditional Slovene dish that Melania talked about in her last diary entry. I used her basic recipe and added my own refinements.

3 1/2 ounces of bacon chopped
1 pound pork diced,
1 pound beef diced
2  pounds onions chopped 
1 red pepper 
6 large red potatoes quartered
8 cloves of garlic
2 tablespoons of the herbs of Provence
2 bay leaves
1 cup dry red wine
1 cup water


First chop up the onions, bacon and garlic. Start by sautéing the garlic and then add the bacon. When they are nice and brown add the onions and mix them up. Cook until the onions are translucent without burning the garlic or the bacon.

Add the red pepper that has been cut into small pieces. Saute until soft.

Take everything out of the pan and leave some of the  bacon grease to fry up the meat. Add the cubed pork and beef and brown them. When they are halfway cooked add the garlic, onions, bacon and peppers. Mix it all around. Add the cup of dry red wine and swish in the pan getting all the delicious bits off of the pan and start the base of the gravy. Once it is bubbling nicely add the potatoes and the herbs and bay leaf. Slowly add water as it cooks down. I would simmer it at least an hour but certainly enough for the potatoes to cook.

I made this last night and served it with a nice gluten free baguette to slop up the sauce.

It was pretty good.

What a dish!