A: To begin, I get the potatoes, peel them and put them in a pot.
A: Then I take the pot and cut the potatoes into quarters.
A: Then I wash the potatoes.
A: After that, I put the pot on the stove, but I don’t switch it on yet.
A: Then, um/
A: Then I peel the carrots, slice them and put them aside.
A: Next are the bell pepper, red and yellow ones.
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A: First, I wash them and remove the core. After that, I cut them in half, then I julienne them, and finally I dice them.
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A: I also put those aside for now.
A: And then, thirdly/
A: So, firstly, um, secondly/
A: Oh yes, right. Next are the tomatoes, two of them, medium-sized.
A: You also wash those and first slice and then dice them. Put them aside as well.
A: And then I cut up two onions into cubes and put them aside.
A: Um, yes, that was it.
A: Then I go and get the meat, the H-A-C-K [ground] meat.
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A: I sauté the meat and stir it until it becomes brown and is cooked.
A: Then I add some water.
A: Next, I first add the carrots.
A: In a second step, I throw in the P-A-P-R-I-K-A.
A: And third, the onions.
A: Then I add the tomatoes. I mix everything together and put the lid on.
A: Then I switch on stove for the potatoes.
A: After a while, when the meat-vegetable mixture is reduced a bit, I add some more water.
A: Then I add a bit of hot C-H-I-L-I powder and hot ketchup.
A: That way, the consistency is thinner and you just leave it to simmer for a while. I let it simmer slowly with the lid closed.
A: I wait until the carrots or the P-A-P-R-I-K-A have softened a bit.
A: It simmers a while longer and then I try it, and if it’s soft, it’s done.
A: I test the potatoes with a knife. They shouldn’t be too hard, when you stick a knife in them. Otherwise you’ll have a hard time chewing the potatoes later.
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A: When I feel they are tender and done, I wait a bit more.
A: Yes, when they’re done, I take the pot off the stove.
A: Of course I switch off the stove and then drain the water. I shake the pot a bit and set the potatoes back on the stove.
A: Then I try the meat-veggie mix again from the pan, to see if it’s ready.
A: Then I go and set the table; I set out plates, knives, and forks.
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A: After that, I tell my husband and my friends that they can come eat and put the food on the table.
A: I serve everyone and tell them ‘Bon appetit’.
C: [Towards B] Will you adopt the recipe and cook it yourself sometime?
B: No, I wouldn’t be able to do that. I’d call out “Grandma” and then she’d cook it for me. That’s enough. Grandma does that.
C: [Towards A] Maybe you could also tell us which dessert you’d make.
A: I love ice cream.
A: So first, I take the ice cream from the freezer.
A: Ah, no, I better put it back for now and take it out later. First the strawberries. I cut them/
A: I wash them and let them drain.
A: Then I remove the green stems.
A: After that, I slice them.
A: When I’m done with that, I sprinkle sugar on the strawberries. You need sugar with them. You sprinkle it on them.
A: You then have to wait and let them sit until they release their juices.
A: When we’re done with the warm meal, I take the ice cream out of the freezer and scoop it onto plates.
A: I take chocolate, vanilla and strawberry ice cream and put a little on each plate.
A: I place the strawberries on top. Then we eat our dessert with a spoon.
A: And, are you enjoying your meal?
B: Yes.
C: And what are you serving to drink, alcohol?
A: Um, I’m not a big fan of that.
A: My parents will have a glass of wine with it.
A: The kids get water or orange juice, of course.
B: Of course.