Beef Burgoo

Name: Beef Burgoo
Ingredients: 3 pounds beef shin meat, cut into 1-inch chunks; 1 stewing hen, trussed; 8 quarts cold water; 4 tablespoons salt; 16 to 20 small red bliss potatoes; 2 large onions, diced (2 cups); 5 celery ribs, diced; 6 carrots, cut 1/4-inch rounds; 2 whole leeks, well washed and diced; 1 cup plum tomatoes, crushed; 2 cup shelled fresh beans (butter beans, cranberry beans, broad beans); 1 cup sliced okra; 2 cups fresh corn kernels; 3 sweet red peppers, seeded and diced; 1 teaspoon cayenne; 2 tablespoons paprika; 1 tablespoon ancho chili powder; Salt and pepper to taste

18 ingredients

9 steps

Ingredients

3 pounds beef shin meat, cut into 1-inch chunks
1 stewing hen, trussed
8 quarts cold water
4 tablespoons salt
16 to 20 small red bliss potatoes
2 large onions, diced (2 cups)
5 celery ribs, diced
6 carrots, cut 1/4-inch rounds
2 whole leeks, well washed and diced
1 cup plum tomatoes, crushed
2 cup shelled fresh beans (butter beans, cranberry beans, broad beans)
1 cup sliced okra
2 cups fresh corn kernels
3 sweet red peppers, seeded and diced
1 teaspoon cayenne
2 tablespoons paprika
1 tablespoon ancho chili powder
Salt and pepper to taste

Directions

1

Put the beef and hen together in a pot large enough to hold all of the ingredients.
2

Add the water, set over medium heat and bring to a boil.
3

Reduce the heat, and simmer for 2 1/2 hours.
4

Remove the hen from the broth, continue cooking the beef and allow the hen to cool enough to handle.
5

While the hen is cooling add the vegetables to the beef and broth and continue cooking.
6

Add the spices and taste to adjust the salt and pepper.
7

Pull the hen meat from the bones and add the meat to the beef and vegetables.
8

Cook until the vegetables are completely cooked.
9

Serve in bowls immediately.