Important note: Okra is a seasonal vegetable. You will only be able to find fresh Okra in the spring. According to Chabad, frozen vegetables do not require certification in and of themselves. On still needs to take care to inspect for bugs and you may want to restrict yourself to frozen organic vegetables, which tend not to have added ingregients that MUST be kosher. Frozen vegetables used on Passover however MUST be certified.
Step | Amount | Ingredient | Notes | Directions | |
1 | 2 | pounds | Chicken breasts | With skin and bones | Place chicken and beef in pot with water to cover, bring to boil, turn down to a simmer and cook 1 hour until chicken is falling from the bones. |
1 | pound | Stew beef | Remove chicken and remove skin and bones. Continue to cook beef another hour or until tender. | ||
2 | 1 | pint | Butter beans | Canned works | While meat cooks prepare veggies. |
½ | pound | Okra | Sliced | ||
2 | Onions | Medium, sliced | |||
2 | Potatos | Large, diced | |||
¼ | Cup | Ketchup | |||
½ | bunch | Celery | Sliced | ||
3 | ½ | Cup | Vinegar | Remove beef from broth and set aside to cool. | |
¾ | Cup | Sugar | Place cut up veggies (except corn and tomatoes) in broth with all seasonings and cook over high heat about 12 mins. or until tender crisp. | ||
½ | Tsp | Black Pepper | |||
½ | Tsp | Red Pepper | |||
1 | Tsp | Salt | |||
1 | Tsp | Mustard | |||
4 | 16 | Oz | Corn | Frozen bag | Meanwhile, cut meats into small pieces, add to veggies, stir in corn and tomatoes, cook about 5 minutes, continue to cook over low heat stirring constantly until mixture thickens (a little flour mixed with water can be used if you want it thicker. |
24 | Oz | Tomatoes | Canned; peeled and chopped | ||
5 | ¼ | lb | Margarine | unsalted | Add margarine and salt and pepper to taste. Stir and cook another 5 minutes. |
Opt | Dash | Worcestshire | |||
Dash | Paprika | ||||
Dash | Basil | ||||
Dash | Parsley | ||||
1 | Bay leaf |
See also Burgoo