Burgoo

Name: Burgoo
Ingredients: 3 lbs broiler chickens; 2 lbs beef shank (Cross-cuts); 12 cups water; 1 tablespoon salt; 1/4 teaspoon pepper; 6 slices bacon; 2 (28 ounce) cans tomatoes; 1 cup peeled, cubed potato; 2 cups coarsely chopped carrots; 1 cup chopped onion; 1 cup chopped celery; 1 cup chopped green pepper; 2 tablespoons packed dark brown sugar; 1/4 teaspoon crushed dried red pepper; 4 whole cloves; 2 cloves garlic, minced; 1 bay leaf; 4 ears fresh sweet corn (scraped from cob); 2 (16 ounce) cans butter beans; 10 ounces frozen cut okra; 2/3 cup unbleached all-purpose flour

21 ingredients

12 steps

Ingredients

3 lbs broiler chickens
2 lbs beef shank (Cross-cuts)
12 cups water
1 tablespoon salt
1/4 teaspoon pepper
6 slices bacon
2 (28 ounce) cans tomatoes
1 cup peeled, cubed potato
2 cups coarsely chopped carrots
1 cup chopped onion
1 cup chopped celery
1 cup chopped green pepper
2 tablespoons packed dark brown sugar
1/4 teaspoon crushed dried red pepper
4 whole cloves
2 cloves garlic, minced
1 bay leaf
4 ears fresh sweet corn (scraped from cob)
2 (16 ounce) cans butter beans
10 ounces frozen cut okra
2/3 cup unbleached all-purpose flour

Directions

1

In 10-quart Dutch oven or stock pot combine chicken, beef cross cuts, water, salt and pepper.
2

Cover and cook til meat is tender, about 1 hour.
3

Remove chicken and beef from broth, reserving broth. Remove chicken and beef from bones; discard skin and bones.
4

Cube beef and chicken; set aside.
5

Cook bacon until crisp; drain, reserving drippings. Crumble bacon, set aside.
6

To reserved broth in Dutch oven, add cubed beef, undrained tomatoes, potatoes, carrots, onion, celery, green pepper, sugar, red pepper, cloves, garlic,and bay leaf.
7

Cover and simmer for 1 hour, stirring often. Remove cloves and bay leaf.
8

With knife, make cuts down center of each row of corn kernels and scrape off of cobs.
9

Add corn, cubed chicken, undrained beans, and okra to Dutch oven; simmer 20 minutes.
10

Blend flour and reserved bacon drippings; stir into stew.
11

Cook until stew thickens. Salt to taste.
12

Garnish with parsley and serve hot with baking powder biscuits for a great meal.