Giambotte

Giambotte; Is an Italian stew consisting primarily of vegetables. My Grandmother (“Nona”) always made it with potatoes, onions garlic, and canned imported tomatoes; along with other seasonal vegetables as a first dish. But if money was tight and she had a lot of Grandkids to feed she would add hotdogs to the dish and make it a main dish served with homemade bread. It is delicious and sometimes I do make it with hotdogs for nostalgia. The recipe below is from my Nona, I just changed a few ingredients to make it more adult, try it either way its great on a chilly night with some crusty Italian bread.

                                  

Giambotta

Giorgio Celmo

Ingredients:

8 Italian Sausage Hot or Mild

Sausage, sliced into 3/4 inch chunks casings removed

4 boneless chicken breasts or thighs, sliced into strips

2 cups of diced potatoes

2 cups of sliced green peppers

1 can 28oz. imported whole plum tomatoes, crushed by hand

1 cup of sliced onions

2 cloves garlic chopped

1/4 cup of olive oil

1 teaspoon of oregano

Salt and pepper

Directions:

Cook sausage completely over medium heat.  Remove sausage from the skillet and set aside.  Sauté the chicken in the oils from the sausage.  After chicken is cooked, put on the side with the sausage.  In the same pan add olive oil, potatoes, peppers , onions and garlic.  Stir in oregano and cook vegetables until tender. Add crushed tomatoes, continue cooking until heated through Add sausage and chicken to the vegetables and heat everything together, simmer on low for 15 to 30 minutes. 

Salt and pepper to taste.