I found her long lost recipe last year and we made over 20 quarts in my grandmother's wash pot. That didn't last us very long. This year we doubled the recipe. I'm hoping to get 45 quarts.
In the old days mother would can her vegetables and use them for the stew. Canning is not something we know or want to do. A quick trip to Sam's Club yesterday and we got everything we needed. Sure beats tending a garden and putting up all those vegetables.
Grandmother's washpot cleaned and seasoned and ready to go. We also cheat here and use gas and not wood.
Some of the items from Sam's ready for prep.
Beef ready for the pot, about 8 lbs.
About 2 lbs of pork.
4 large fryers. We cheated again and used boneless and skinless equivalent to save time.
All the meat was added to the pot along with water and cooked. When done, the meat was removed from the liquid and the meat was allowed to cool. The vegetables were then added to the pot in the same hot stock.
We prepped the carrots, onions, cabbage, potatoes and sweet pepper while the meat was cooking. This recipe also includes 4 gallons of crushed tomatoes, corn, butter beans and few secret ingredients.
All of the meat was then shreded. We like it shreded rather than chopped.
When the vegetables are partially done, the meat is added back to the pot along with salt and spices. Add the salt and spices in small amounts so as not to overdo it.
Now sit back and relax. Let it simmer until you are satisfied with the taste. Total cook time is around 6 hours. The total time spent on the project was about 8 hours not counting putting it in the containers for freezing or the visit to Sam's. That seems like a lot of time, but that's enough stew for about 40 meals for the two of us. I figure that this recipe costs $4.50 per quart.
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