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Monday, March 16, 2015

Kentucky Bourbon Stew

Total Time: 5 hrs 30 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 5 hrs

Ingredients

  • Servings: 6
  • 4 cloves crushed garlic
  • 1 cup bourbon
  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • 2 lbs boneless beef shank
  • 2 lbs boneless lamb steaks
  • salt (my choice is almost always kosher)
  • fresh ground black pepper
  • 2 medium onions, quartered
  • 4 cloves peeled garlic
  • 1 medium chili pepper, quartered
  • water, to cover
  • 1 chicken, cut into 8 pieces
  • 2 cups chopped onions
  • 2 cups medium diced carrots
  • 1/2 lb diced parsnip
  • 1/2 lb diced turnip
  • 1 lb baking potato, peeled and medium diced
  • 2 cups peeled and chopped tomatoes
  • 3 stalks celery, chopped
  • 1/2 lb fresh green beans, cut into 2 inch pieces
  • 2 tablespoons light brown sugar
  • 1 tablespoon finely chopped fresh parsley

Recipe

  • 1 take the beef and lamb and marinate overnight in the bourbon and garlic turning the meat during the marinate time.
  • 2 reserve the liquid in a heavy stockpot, heat the oil.
  • 3 when hot sear the beef and lamb in batches until you have a good color on the meat.
  • 4 add the quartered onions, garlic, and pepper.
  • 5 cover with water and reserved marinade.
  • 6 bring to a boil, reduce heat and simmer covered for about 3 hours.
  • 7 salt and pepper the chicken and add it to the pot during the last hour and a half.
  • 8 at the end of the 3 hrs remove the meat and veg from the pot.
  • 9 cool the meat and discard the veg.
  • 10 add the remaining veg and the sugar to the pot of hot liquid.
  • 11 cook for an additional hr.
  • 12 when the meat has cooled cube it removing the chicken skin and bones.
  • 13 about a 1-inch cube works well.
  • 14 return the meat to the pot and cook for 30 minutes more.
  • 15 correct the seasoning if needed.
  • 16 get a basket of homemade rolls or french bread serve and watch them come back for more.

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