Camp Stew For Today's Southern Cook

The brewing of Camp in addition to Brunswick Stews.

This is a stew similar to the Brunswick one, you know, the ane from the cities in addition to counties of the same mention in addition to the riff that caused many difficult feelings betwixt Georgia in addition to Virginia. Feuding betwixt the ii has been going on since the 1800's in addition to I don't regard it's gonna goal anytime soon. Each ane of 'em claims to accept the best. Why, there's contests in addition to cook-offs to evidence the winner each year. And later a recent victory inwards Virgina, a winner declared "I approximate it's solely correct for Georgia to come upwardly up hither in addition to aspire to claim Brunswick Stew equally theirs," in addition to amongst a sly recess adds, "one 24-hour interval when they larn how to gear upwardly it, nosotros volition intend close it." Georgia replies amongst "Yeah, well, something went terribly wrong. I should accept known ameliorate than to trust you lot amongst the water." And hence the feuding starts all over again.

Now North Carolina tried to arrive on the ruckus but I don't retrieve much of anything coming from it, at least, I don't intend anyone got hurt. Not much anyway. I approximate Camp Stew is the term made everywhere-else other than that from the fighting states. Camp stew is to us, well, our Brunswick Stew. Camp stew began similar, much similar the commencement Brunswick did dorsum inwards 1828 when "Uncle Jimmy", the gear upwardly for physician Creed Haskins prepared a repast for his hunting political party close Nottoway River inwards Virginia. Brewed over an opened upwardly burn downward inwards a large cauldron over the course of written report of many long hours, the stew consisted of mainly onion, a few spices in addition to the grab of the day: Squirrel meat was the offering to the cook. Over time, the buckshot loaded squirrel was replaced amongst larger game which was a chip to a greater extent than friendlier to the teeth. Nowadays, out of convenience I suppose, nosotros purpose meats from the marketplace position similar chicken, pork, lamb, beef in addition to maybe, if the gear upwardly is lucky, a picayune wild game for that woodsy taste. In other words, nosotros throw whatever nosotros tin hand notice into the pot.

This Camp Stew is but that in addition to created inwards the same spirit of our dear gumbo. It is a pot of hearty goodness that is made amongst whatever is thrown into it. I similar to purpose upwardly left-over bits of grilled steak, scraps of smoked ham in addition to of course, lots of chunks of nighttime chicken meat for added flavor. You tin hand notice purpose business office of a pork loin in addition to finely chopped cooked smoked bacon which volition gustatory modality practiced too. The vegetables tin hand notice vary but inwards the spirit of truism, sweat to operate on potato, corn in addition to lima beans inwards the mixture. Enjoy!

My New Camp Stew
6 to 8 servings

8 to 10 chicken thighs
1 medium onion, quartered
three smashed garlic pods
2 quarts water
1 loving cup diced smoked ham
1/2 loving cup finely chopped grilled steak
1 large onion, chopped
1/4 loving cup chopped bell pepper
1 celery stalk, sliced thin
2 tablespoons dry out sherry
1 -16 oz diced tomatoes amongst liquid
1/2 loving cup whole corn kernels
1 loving cup infant lima beans
1 loving cup fresh dark-green beans cutting into bite-size pieces
1 medium potato, small-scale cubed
1 tablespoon smoked paprika
1 tablespoon Lea in addition to Perrins Steak Sauce
1 teaspoon hot pepper sauce (I used Trappey's brand)
1 teaspoon salt, or to taste
1/2 teaspoon dark pepper

In a large stockpot, add together chicken, onion, garlic, H2O in addition to a picayune salt. Heat over medium high estrus in addition to at simmer, trim back estrus to medium low. Cook until chicken is tender in addition to slow to trace apart, close 1 hour. Remove chicken in addition to let to cool. Strain stock reserving the liquid in addition to discard the solids. Tear chicken into large or bite-size pieces.

Return stock to the pot adding plenty H2O or chicken broth to construct 2 quarts. Heat over medium high estrus in addition to add together ham in addition to steak (or whatever meats you are using) in addition to convey to a depression simmer. Reduce estrus to depression in addition to gear upwardly for close xv minutes.

Add onion, bell pepper, celery, sherry in addition to increase estrus to medium. Stir inwards remaining ingredients (except chicken) in addition to let to come upwardly dorsum to simmer. Reduce estrus to depression in addition to gear upwardly close thirty minutes or until potatoes are fork tender. Stir inwards chicken in addition to let to estrus thoroughly.

Serve hot amongst saltine crackers for a actually classic agency to bask this dish or amongst hot buttered cornbread.