Chuck's Wild Brunswick Stew

Ingredients

• 1 squirrel, cut up
• 1 rabbit, cut up
• 1 lb sirloin steak, cut into bite size pieces
• water, as required
• 2-3 large potatoes, cubed small
• 1 large onion, diced

• 1 (15 ounce) can whole corn

• 1 (15 ounce) can lima beans

• 1 (15 ounce) can pinto beans
• 3 large stalk celery, sliced 1/4-inch
• 3 large carrots, sliced 1/4-inch
• 3 garlic cloves, smashed
• cooking oil, as required
• salt, pepper, and seasonings to taste

Directions

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   In a large stew pot place the rabbit and squirrel and cover by 3 inches of water.

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   Stew the two until the meat is ready to fall off the bones.

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   This may take 1-2 hours depending on your heat, but slow is best.

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   As this is stewing brown the sirloin in cooking oil in a skillet.

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   Remove sirloin and sit aside.

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   When squirrel and rabbit are ready remove from water and cool.

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   Pull off all meat from bones with your fingers and put with the steak, discard bones.

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   After the water has cooled skim off the fat or any materials on top.

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   Place all the meat back into the broth you have just made and begin to simmer.

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    Add potatoes, onion, corn, beans, carrots, celery and garlic.

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    Add some additional water if needed to cover by 1-2 inches.

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    Simmer for several hours to thicken the stew.

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    Thickness is a personal preference to your own likeness and for dipping.

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    When thickness is reached salt, pepper and season with your personal.

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    stew seasoning.

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    Serve hot.

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    Note 1: Leftovers can be frozen and reheated in microwave.

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    Note 2: You may bypass the stewing of the animals and instead brown them inches.

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    a skillet and add later to water but the broth will not be as rich and flavorful.

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    Note 3: Serve with some crusty bread or crackers to dip in the stew. Awesome!