Title: Kentucky Burgoo
Categories: Soup Beef
Yield: 20 Servings
| 3 | lb | Ready to Cook BroilerChicken |
| 12 | c | Water |
| 1/4 | ts | Pepper |
| 56 | oz | (2 cns) Tomatoes |
| 2 | c | Coarsely Chopped Carrots |
| 1 | c | Chopped Celery |
| 2 | tb | Packed Dark Brown Sugar |
| 4 | | Whole Cloves |
| 1 | | Bay Leaf |
| 32 | oz | (2 cns) Butter Beans |
| 2/3 | c | Unbleached All-purpose Flour |
| 2 | lb | Beef Shank Cross-cuts |
| 1 | tb | Salt |
| 6 | | Slices Bacon |
| 1 | c | Cubed Peeled Potatoes |
| 1 | c | Chopped Onion |
| 1 | c | Chopped Green Pepper |
| 1/4 | ts | Crushed Dried Red Pepper |
| 1 | | Clove Garlic, Minced |
| 4 | | Ears Of Fresh Corn |
| 10 | oz | Frozen Cut Okra |
In 10-quart Dutch oven or stock pot combine chicken, beef cross cuts,
water, salt and pepper. Cover; cook til meat is tender, about 1 hour.
Remove chicken and beef from broth, reserving broth. Remove chicken and
beef from bones; discard skin and bones. Cube beef and chicken. Set aside.
Cook bacon til crisp; drain, reserving drippings. Crumble bacon, set
aside. 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. Cover; simmer 1 hour, stirring often.
Remove cloves and bay leaf. With knife, make cuts down center of each row
of corn kernels and scrape off of cobs. Add corn, cubed chicken, undrained
beans, and okra to Dutch oven; simmer 20 minutes. Blend flour and reserved
bacon drippings; stir into stew. Cook until stew thickens. Salt to taste.
Garnish with parsley and serve hot with baking powder biscuits for a great
meal.