Goup
Thinking about my mom motivated me to make one of my favorite meals. Well, thinking about my mom and fall like weather here in Phoenix (woohoo a high of 86◦!) motivated this meal. My mom used to make it regularly and even though I wasn’t paying much attention I think I’ve figured out how to make it (unlike her enchilada sauce). We never knew an official name for it so we named it Goop or Goup. I figure Goup is more appropriate since it’s soup made with ground beef.
The ingredients for Goup are:
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Ground Beef
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Potatoes
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Corn
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Water
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Flour
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Pepper
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Parsley
There’s no real recipe. There’s an order, but no measuring. Cook however much ground beef you have. Add just enough water to cover potatoes that are cut into fairly small cubes. Cook until potatoes are done. Add however much frozen or even canned corn (or I suppose carrots or some other veggies would be fine, but then it’s not the same). Thicken it with a little bit (or more) of flour (depending on how much water you used). Then you add some pepper. And a little more pepper. And a little more pepper. (I’m a pepper person and not a salt person.) Add some parsley. If you want you can add just a smidge (really, a smidge only) of red chili powder.
I suppose Goup is a poor person’s meal. That would make sense since we lacked a lot of moola in our coola growing up. But, man, what a comfort food it has always been for me. I don’t know if I should make it more so my kids also like it or less because they kinda seem to hate it. Maybe I just need to find a better name for it. Something like, "If You Eat This I Will Let You Have Ice Cream For Dessert."
