What You'll Need
- 1 quart boiling water
- 1 cup beef stew meat
- 4 cups cut-up cabbage
- 1 large white onion, chopped
- 2 large tomatoes, chopped
- 1 cup fresh spinach, washed and torn into small pieces
- 1/2 cup raisins
- 1/4 cup garlic powder
- 1/4 cup onion powder
- 1 teaspoon cayenne pepper
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 bay leaf
- 1/2 cup dark red wine
1 green candle
3 shiny pennies
Cook with Your Petition in Mind
Prepare the Candle
Before beginning your cooking, set up a green candle in the kitchen and surround it with three shiny pennies. Light the candle.
State Your Petition
Pause a moment, then say: “Capitaine Agouer (pronounced ah-ghwAY), I humbly ask that you help me in providing for my family, myself, and others that may be in need.” Begin your food preparation with your petition in mind, keeping your intention present and honoring Capitaine Agouer during the preparation of the food.
Build the Stew
Add all ingredients except the meat, cabbage, spinach, raisins, and red wine to the pot of boiling water and reduce to a simmer. Add the meat and simmer for 10 minutes. Add the cabbage, spinach, and raisins, then cook for 40 minutes at a low simmer.
Finish the Pot
Turn off the heat and add 1/2 cup dark red wine to the pot. Stir well and remove the bay leaf before serving. Traditionally, serve with black-eyed peas for prosperity.
Make the Offering
Before you eat, remove about 1/2 cup of the stew and place it in a pretty paper cup or bowl in front of the burning candle as an offering to Capitaine Agouer.
Close with Thanks
After the meal, take the food offering and the three pennies outside and leave them under a tree. Stamp the ground three times with your foot and say, “Blessings and thanks to you, Capitaine Agouer.”
From the Spellmaker Kitchen
This recipe comes from Mambo Sam's cookbook tradition, where food, family, prayer, and magick share the same table.
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