Day before yesterday, I made a big pot of Brunswick Stew. I used turkey that was leftover from a meal I had made when Lauren and Jered were here. Actually, Jered didn't eat with us as he went to the Carolina game at UNC-Chapel Hill with Mary, Claire and Witt. But the rest of us enjoyed a delicious turkey meal, with stuffing and a new rice dish I made. But anyway, I had quite a bit of turkey leftover and Brunswick Stew came to mind when I was trying to decide what to do with it. I put the turkey carcass in my biggest pot, covering it with water and let it simmer for a half the day, which left a nice broth. After removing the the bones from the pot I added chopped onions. As that was simmering I boiled potatoes in another pot. I did not remove the skins and once they were done I roughly mashed them. Into the pot the potatoes went along with lima beans, corn and a large can of crushed tomatoes and the leftover turkey, which I shredded. For seasoning I used a few shakes of Worcestershire sauce, salt, pepper and A-1 Steak Sauce. Unusual spices I know, but in my mind I was recalling my favorite recipe, which is in a cookbook I no longer have. It's the St. Francis Episcopal Church Cookbook that was given to me when I was newly married. I looked online for a similar recipe but could only find ones that used barbecue sauce. I happened to have a bottle of A-1 steak sauce on hand, a small new one in the back of my pantry, perhaps for an occasion such as this. I carefully read the label to make sure it was gluten-free and it was. But I was surprised at the list of ingredients in the bottle. There was the usual corn syrup, yuck (but it only contributed 2 grams of sugar) and other seasonings. I didn't know it included orange paste and raisin puree among the ingredients. I guess that's what gives the unusual taste to the steak sauce. I let the stew simmer the rest of the day and once it cooled, I refrigerated it for the next day, which was nice because the girls and I are in Greensboro from 7:45 am to 7:00 pm. How nice it was to come home to a hot bowl of stew! I quickly made corn bread with honey and we were ready to eat in 30 minutes.
I will have to ask my mother-in-law if she has her copy of the cookbook since she is the one that gave me mine in the first place. I'd be interested to see if I forgot anything.
I was able to make 4 quarts.
I love Brunswick stew!!
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