Who has a good burgoo recipe?!


Question: Who has a good burgoo recipe!?
"Who, excepting Kentuckians and their favored Southern Friends and kinsmen has ever really known the bliss of genuine burgoo!?"

- 1906 Washington Post 16 June 6

Burgoo and the Kentucky Derby Burgoo King

"Burgoo King," Winner of 1932 Kentucky Derby, "Bred in Old Kentucky"

A little trivia: “Kentucky Burgoo” is the celebrated stew which is served in Kentucky on Derby Day, at Political Rallies, Horse Sales and other outdoor events!. Mr!. J!. T!. Looney, of Lexington, is one of Kentucky’s most famous Burgoo-makers and it was for him that Mr!. E!. R!. Bradley named his 1932 Kentucky Derby winner “Burgoo King”!. The blanket of roses designed in 1931, by Mrs!. Kingsley Walker for the Kentucky Derby winner was first worn in 1932 by “Burgoo King”!. Burgoo King, chestnut colt, by Bubbling Over - Minawand by Lonawand, Winner 1932 Kentucky Derby and Preakness!. His sire, Bubbling Over, won Kentucky Derby in 1926!. Owned by Col!. E!.R!. Bradley, Idle Hour Farm, Lexington, Ky!.Www@FoodAQ@Com


Answers:
Hubby is from Owensboro KY
2 lbs of pork shank
2 lbs of veal shank
2 lbs of beef shank
2lbs breast of lamb
1-4 lb chicken (baking hen)
8 quarts water
2 lbs of potatoes
2 lbs of onions
4 large carrots
2 green peppers
2 cups of chopped cabbage
1 1/4 quarts of tomato puree
2 cups/cans of whole corn/fresh is good too
3 red pepper pods
2 cups diced okra
2 cups lima beans
1 cup diced celery
salt and cayenne to taste
Tabasco sauce to taste
A-1 steak sauce to taste
worcestershire sauce to taste

Put all the meat in cold water and bring to a rapid boil!. Simmer until it is tender enough to fall off the bones!. Remove from stock and dice meat discard the bones!.

Peel potatoes and onions, dice add to the stock along with the diced meat!. Dice remaining ingredients except seasonings which will be added a little at a time during cooking until almost completed!.

Stir frequently with a long handled paddle or spoon!. Recipe should feed about 25 people!. Cooking time will vary but the longer it is simmered the better it is!. Cook until it is thick!.Www@FoodAQ@Com

Kentucky Burgoo
From Diana Rattray,
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From Chef Nick Sundberg:
Many regional versions of this soup are thick enough to stand your spoon in!. I developed this recipe to be a lighter first course soup!. Its history dates back to before the civil war and is a favorite at Kentucky Derby time!.
INGREDIENTS:

* 1 pound mixed cooked meats (beef, lamb, pork, chicken, game, etc!.)
* 1/2 gallon chicken stock
* 1/2 gallon beef stock
* 1 ounce Worcestershire sauce
* 1 cup tomatoes, diced
* 1 large onion, diced
* 1 stalk celery, diced
* 1 small green bell pepper, diced
* 1 large potato, diced
* 2 large carrots, diced
* 1/4 cup peas
* 1/2 cup okra
* 1/4 cup lima beans
* 1/2 cup yellow corn
* 2 teaspoons garlic, minced
* salt and pepper to taste
PREPARATION:
Combine all ingredients and bring to a boil!. Reduce heat and simmer for 2 hours, skimming the top as needed!.

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