Rieder'S Bouja

Name: Rieder'S Bouja
Ingredients: 2 (7 lb) baking hens; 6 -8 lbs stewing beef; 2 stalks celery, cut up; 1 head cabbage, cut up (about 2 LB.); 8 onions, cut up; 6 (12 ounce) packages frozen peas or (12 ounce) packages frozen carrots; 2 cans rutabagas; 2 cans lima beans; 2 cans cut yellow beans; 2 cans peeled whole tomatoes, crushed; salt and pepper; 1 ounce pickling spices

12 ingredients

11 steps

Ingredients

2 (7 lb) baking hens
6 -8 lbs stewing beef
2 stalks celery, cut up
1 head cabbage, cut up (about 2 LB.)
8 onions, cut up
6 (12 ounce) packages frozen peas or (12 ounce) packages frozen carrots
2 cans rutabagas
2 cans lima beans
2 cans cut yellow beans
2 cans peeled whole tomatoes, crushed
salt and pepper
1 ounce pickling spices

Directions

1

Boil chicken and beef in a heavy kettle until tender.
2

Use enough water to cover.
3

Remove meat and cut into small bite-sized chunks.
4

Discard fat and skin.
5

To broth, add celery, cabbage, onions and boil until almost tender.
6

Add remaining vegetables according to taste and desired thickness.
7

After vegetables have cooked a short time together add meat and simmer until meat breaks apart.
8

Stir occasionally with a wooden paddle.
9

Salt and pepper to taste.
10

Put (VERY IMPORTANT) dry pickling spice in a strong cloth bag and tie firmly with string so it won't come apart.
11

Drop the bag into simmering bouja plunging it in and out after a short time, tasting as you go until it tastes right.