Aunt Dots Brunswick Stew

This recipe is adapted from a recipe shared by our Aunt Dot. The ground turkey makes it healthier, although ground beef can be used instead. Can be made in a slow cooker for an easy yummy meal! Good Virginia cooking!

Step: 1

Bring water to boil in a saucepan; add potatoes, and boil until tender ( about 15 minutes).

Step: 2

Pour the potatoes and the water used to boil them into a large pot. Stir in onion, peas, corn, tomatoes, ground turkey, and bacon. Bring to a boil. Cover, reduce heat to medium-low, and simmer for 2 hours, stirring occasionally.

Step: 3

Stir in the salt, pepper, garlic salt, and sugar. If stew appears too watery, stir together flour and some of the stew liquid in a small cup, and then stir mixture into the stew. Continue cooking for 1 hour.

Per Serving: 399 calories; protein 22.6g; carbohydrates 42.7g; fat 15.6g; cholesterol 72.4mg; sodium 2859.3mg.

The word “stew” can refer to both a dish and a cooking method. Stewing makes not fast cooking piece of meat, raw fruit or beans in a flavorful water based . It’s same as to braising, instead it makes have a few piece of differences. The raw animal vested is chopped into few of pieces instead of being processing menu all of it , and the water based material all of it covers the contents in a stew as compared to a braise’s halfway full . When meat or raw fruit are cooked using this method, the resulting dish is called stew.

Stew has a perception for being a rib-sticking eating process that warms you up on a cold , winter day. It’s true ; a bowl of classic beef stew can make warming featured food , but stew’s cozy factor goes way beyond protecting you from the cold . It’s all about those soft and chunks of food and vegetables, swimming in a thick, ultra-rich gravy. The way they come together make the ultimate comfort food, no matter the weather.