The recipe I have shared with you today I have been eating since I was young girl. I recall the tangy smell of the vinegar and the smell of sauteed onions and garlic when I think of this recipe. We always had a lot of pasta dishes growing up while at my mom's house. One reason being that it was an affordable meal to feed us kids, and the second my brother and I played sports growing up, so we had pasta every night before we had a game. I would usually pick this recipe (the original version) as what I would want the night before a game. I recall it being a very simple no frills recipe, but I loved it none the less. I can picture my mother in the kitchen making this while she rocks out to Bon Jovi while drumming to the beat with a wooden spoon. I don't recall if she ever said where the recipe came from (could have been from my grandfather, he was the cook of the family), but I always associate this dish with my mom. She passed about a year and a half ago, but I know she approved of my version of her recipe, she was happy her grandkids liked it like I do.
When I introduced my family to this recipe it was initially met with mixed reviews. My hubby A thought there was too much of a vinegar taste to it, and the kids weren't quite sure what to make of it. Naturally, I had to make adjustments to the recipe to go with the tastes of my family. So, while the recipe I shared isn't the original, it still has the "bones" of the original. I ended up adding in beef stock and some Italian seasoning to it to lessen the harshness of the apple cider vinegar. While I', all for "making a recipe your own" while cooking, I can't stress enough that you shouldn't omit the apple cider vinegar from this recipe since it really tenderizes the meat. If you do play around with other seasonings, I'd love to hear how it went! Check the recipe section for today's dish.
Kim
