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Brunswick Stew (Soup)
Ingredients:
1 tablespoon bacon fat
1 large onion -- sliced
1 chicken -- cut in half
1 pound beef stew meat -- in bite-size
1 tablespoon flour
1 pound baked ham -- (leftover)
8 cups cold water
1 tablespoon salt
fresh ground black pepper
1/2 teaspoon dried thyme
1/4 teaspoon red pepper flakes
1 large canned tomatoes
2 medium potatoes -- diced
1 cup frozen corn kernels
1 cup frozen lima beans
1 cup frozen okra -- sliced
1 cup frozen green beans
1/4 cup fresh parsley -- chopped
Instructions:
Recipe by: Someone in Georgia, North Carolina, or Virginia In a large
heavy kettle, heat bacon fat and add onions. Sauté until lightly browned.
Dust beef with 1 tablespoon of flour, add to kettle along with chicken
and brown. Add the ham, cold water, salt, black and red pepper, and
thyme. Bring to boil then reduce heat and simmer for 2 hours covered,
or until meat is tender. Remove meats from stock and strain stock.
Skim any excess fat from stock, and return to kettle. Remove chicken
from bones, discard skin and cut into bite size pieces. Return meats
to kettle adding all remaining ingredients except for okra, beans
and parsley. Bring to boil and simmer, covered, for 45 minutes. Add
okra and beans and cook for 15 minutes longer. Garnish with fresh
parsley. |
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