Traditional Kentucky Burgoo

This rich southern-style stew with beef, pork, and all kinds of vegetables has a smoky flavor thanks to prepared barbeque sauce. The big stew needs several hours to simmer.

• Preparation Time: 60 mins
• Cooking Time: 2 hr
• Total Time: 3 hr
• Calories: 361 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 teaspoon salt
• ½ teaspoon ground black pepper
• 3 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 cup diced carrots
• 4 cups chicken broth
• 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
• 3 bay leaves
• 2 cups diced potatoes
• 1 pound cubed beef stew meat
• 3 cloves garlic, chopped
• ½ cup diced celery
• 1 cup corn
• 1 dash hot pepper sauce, or to taste
• 1 cup green beans
• ¼ cup apple cider vinegar
• ¾ cup diced onion
• 1 (15 ounce) can stewed tomatoes
• 1 green bell pepper, seeded and diced
• 1 pound cubed pork shoulder roast
• 1 ½ pounds bone-in chicken parts
• 1 cup smoky barbeque sauce
• 1 cup diced okra

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Heat olive oil in an 8-quart pot over medium heat; brown pork and beef cubes in the hot oil, working in batches if necessary.

Step 2

Stir in chicken broth, chicken pieces, potatoes, and carrots. Bring to a boil, reduce heat to low, and simmer stew for 1 hour.

Step 3

Stir in stewed tomatoes, barbeque sauce, green beans, okra, corn, onion, green bell pepper, celery, apple cider vinegar, Worcestershire sauce, garlic, bay leaves, salt, black pepper, and hot pepper sauce.

Step 4

Bring stew back to a boil, reduce heat to low, and simmer 1 more hour.

Step 5

Discard bay leaves before serving stew in bowls.