Kentucky Bourbon Stew

rickv's Note:

A great recipe that you can play with. I like to make mine with Fall/winter root vegetables but you can play with that. Not the fastest thing to make, but a wonderful comfort dish when you are having special friends or the family together. Let me know how it worked out for you

• Total Time: 5 hrs 30 mins
• Prep Time: 30 mins
• Cook Time: 5 hrs

Ingredients:

Servings: 6

• 4 clove crushed garlic
• 236.59 ml Bourbon
• 29.58 ml olive oil
• 907.18 g boneless beef shank
• 907.18 g boneless pork steaks
• salt (my choice is almost always kosher)
• fresh ground black pepper
• 2 medium onions, quartered
• 4 clove peeled garlic
• 1 medium chili pepper, quartered
• water, to cover
• 1 chicken, cut into 8 pieces
• 473.18 ml chopped onions
• 473.18 ml medium diced carrots
• 226.79 g diced parsnip
• 226.79 g diced turnip
• 453.59 g baking potato, peeled and medium diced
• 473.18 ml peeled and chopped tomatoes
• 3 stalk celery, chopped
• 226.79 g fresh green beans, cut into 2 inch pieces
• 29.58 ml light brown sugar
• 14.79 ml finely chopped fresh parsley

Directions:

1. Take the beef and pork 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 pork 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.