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Kentucky Burgoo

"Burgoo is a traditional Kentuckian stew made from a mixture of ingredients, and served commonly at the Kentucky Derby. Serve this hearty dish Southern-style with cornbread and mint juleps to celebrate this year's Derby on May 5th!"

This Kitchen Approved Recipe has an average star rating of 3.3 Rate/Review | Read Reviews (8)

What to Drink?

Wine Tempranillo
Beer Beer
Prep Time:
1 Hr 10 Min
Cook Time:
9 Hrs 10 Min
Ready In:
2 Days 10 Hrs 20 Min

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Original Recipe Yield 8 servings
 

Ingredients

  • 5 pounds bone-in mutton shoulder or leg, cut into 1 pound pieces
  • 2 teaspoons salt
  • 1 tablespoon Italian seasoning
  • 3 pounds baking potatoes, peeled and cubed
  • 1 pound carrots, peeled and sliced
  • 2 (15 ounce) cans crushed tomatoes
  • 2 teaspoons extra-virgin olive oil or canola oil
  • 1 small onion, chopped
  • 2 cups medium salsa
  • 1 (15 ounce) can tomato sauce
  • 1/2 cup packed brown sugar
  • 1/4 cup hickory smoke flavored barbeque sauce
  • 1 (15.25 ounce) can whole kernel corn, drained
  • 1 (14.5 ounce) can green beans, drained
  • 1 (16 ounce) package frozen lima beans, thawed
  • 1 (10 ounce) package frozen okra
  • 1 (46 fluid ounce) can tomato juice

Directions

  1. Day one: In a large heavy stockpot, add meat and cover with water. Add 1 teaspoon salt, Italian seasoning, and enough water to completely cover meat. Simmer over medium heat for 1 hour.
  2. Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Remove meat from stock; refrigerate stock for later use. Debone meat, discard bones, and place meat in a roasting pan. Roast meat for 1 1/2 hours in the preheated oven or until tender when pierced with a fork. Cover pan with aluminum foil and refrigerate.
  3. Day two: Remove stock from refrigerator; skim off and discard top layer of hardened white fat. Pour 4 cups of stock into a heavy stockpot; add potatoes, carrots, 1 can of crushed tomatoes, and 1 teaspoon salt. Cook vegetable mixture over medium-high heat for 20 minutes, stirring occasionally. Cool slightly and refrigerate.
  4. Preheat oven to 300 degrees F (150 degrees C). Heat olive oil in a small skillet over medium heat. Add the onion. Cook and stir until onion is transparent, 5 to 8 minutes. Set aside. Remove meat from refrigerator and add remaining stock to pan. Cover the roasting pan with a lid or aluminum foil.
  5. Cook meat for 1 1/2 hours in the preheated oven. Remove the meat from the oven and pour in the salsa, onion, tomato sauce, brown sugar, barbecue sauce, and 1 can crushed tomatoes. Continue roasting for another 1 1/2 hours. Cool slightly and refrigerate overnight.
  6. Day three: In a large Dutch oven portable roaster or large stock pot, combine meat with the vegetable mixture from the day before, corn, green beans, lima beans, okra, and tomato juice. Cook for 3 hours at 300 degrees F (150 degrees C) if using a roaster, or if using a stock pot, simmer over medium-low heat, stirring occasionally.

Nutritional Information open nutritional information

Amount Per Serving  Calories: 532 | Total Fat: 25.6g | Cholesterol: 82mg Powered by ESHA Nutrient Database

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The reviewer gave this recipe 1 stars. This recipe averages a 3.3 star rating.
Reviewed on Oct. 11, 2008 by Logan Simon   view full review
As a resident of Kentucky I have to say that this tastes nothing like traditional burgoo.It's...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 3.3 star rating.
Reviewed on Mar. 21, 2008 by Chef Hans   view full review
I didn't follow this to a tee, but as a guide. Man is this good! I have a house full of picky...
The reviewer gave this recipe 1 stars. This recipe averages a 3.3 star rating.
Reviewed on Sep. 3, 2008 by cactusflower   view full review
As a native Kentuckian, I have never tasted anything close to this, especially with the...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 3.3 star rating.
Reviewed on Feb. 2, 2009 by texasmomma   view full review
This got rave reviews in my house!! I used wild hog and chicken thighs. Used Rotel for...
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 3.3 star rating.
Reviewed on Nov. 20, 2008 by w/_a_grain_of_salt   view full review
Great recipe. I am from Western Ky, but live in Eastern Ky now. This soup is only known in...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 3.3 star rating.
Reviewed on Nov. 16, 2011 by It's all about the food...   view full review
Great dish. Well worth the time & effort. Thanks
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 3.3 star rating.
Reviewed on Jan. 7, 2011 by JWM Supporting Member (Click to learn more about Supporting Membership)  view full review
I used lamb and cut out the okra and corn (my husbnd does not like either), but it came out...
The reviewer gave this recipe 1 stars. This recipe averages a 3.3 star rating.
Reviewed on Jan. 16, 2012 by Kemp   view full review
Not Burgoo, more like a Brunswick Stew but still not quite. This stuff is made from all the...

 

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