Riyenu for Fiesta: Recipe
Stuffing for CHamoru Fiesta Pig, Hen or Turkey
Ingredients
- 1 lb margarine or butter
- 3 lbs onions, diced
- 5 lbs ground beef
- 1 bunch of celery, diced
- 4 green bell peppers, chopped
- 4 cans sweet peas, including juice
- 1 jar sweet relish
- 4 cans pimientos
- 4 cans chopped olives, drained
- 1 can whole ripe olives, drained
- 3 large loaves diced toasted bread
- 2 tbsp sugar
- 1 small jar parsley
- 1 tsp black pepper
- 1 tsp garlic powder
Melt margarine or butter in a large skillet. Add onions and ground beef and mix over medium heat. Add all vegetables and toasted bread. Mix thoroughly and cook for ½ hour over medium heat. Add seasoning and mix thoroughly again. Simmer for 10 minutes. Stuff into pig, hen, or turkey. If you plan to serve as is, bake for 1 hour and serve on a platter. Feeds 50 or more. Leftovers may be frozen and re-served after heating in medium heat oven.
By Virginia L. T. Unpingco
Editor’s note: | This recipe is from Lepblon Fina’tinas Para Guam: Guam Cookbook, 1985. Reprinted with permission from Congresswoman Madeleine Z. Bordallo, Y Inetnon Famalao’an (Women’s Association). |
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* Y Inetnon Famalao’an was a women’s organization composed of cabinet wives and women executives in the government of Guam. |