BRAISE VA BEACH RECIPES

Steps:

• Put oven rack in lower third of oven and preheat oven to 250°F.
• Pat beef dry. Heat oil in a wide (12 inches in diameter) 3- to 5-quart heavy pot over moderately high heat until hot but not smoking, then brown beef on all sides, turning with tongs, about 8 minutes. Transfer to a plate and sprinkle with 1/4 teaspoon sea salt and 1/4 teaspoon pepper.
• Add chopped carrots, onion, and garlic to oil in pot and cook over moderate heat, uncovered, stirring occasionally, until softened, about 5 minutes. Stir in 1 cup puréed tomatoes (reserve remainder for another use) and bring to a boil over moderately high heat. Add wine and boil, stirring occasionally, until sauce is thickened, about 8 minutes.
• Add veal stock, thyme, bay leaf, vinegars, and remaining 1/2 teaspoon sea salt and 1/4 teaspoon pepper to sauce, and bring to a simmer. Skim fat from surface, then add beef along with any juices accumulated on plate and cover pot with a tight-fitting lid. Transfer to oven and braise until beef is very tender, 4 to 5 hours.
• Blanch pearl onions in a wide 2- to 3-quart heavy saucepan of boiling water 1 minute, then drain in a sieve. When just cool enough to handle, peel onions with a paring knife, trimming root end just enough to leave onions intact.
• Heat butter in dried saucepan over moderate heat until foam subsides, then cook onions, stirring occasionally, until brown spots appear, 3 to 5 minutes. Stir in vinegar, then add chicken stock and carrots and bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer, covered, until vegetables are tender, 20 to 25 minutes. Uncover and boil, if necessary, until liquid glazes vegetables.
• While vegetables are simmering, cook bacon in a 10-inch heavy skillet over moderate heat, stirring occasionally, until lightly browned, 4 to 6 minutes. Add mushrooms and cook, stirring, until mushrooms are tender and bacon is browned and crisp, about 4 minutes. Transfer with a slotted spoon to vegetables in saucepan.
• Transfer a short rib to each of 4 soup plates and keep warm in oven. Pour sauce through a medium-mesh sieve into a large bowl, pressing on and then discarding solids, then skim fat from sauce. Boil sauce, if necessary, until thickened and reduced to about 3 cups. Season with salt and pepper. Add about 2 cups sauce to vegetables (reserve remaining sauce for another use), then spoon mixture around short ribs.

Steps:

• Rinse the fryer under cold running water.
• Place fryer in large stock pot and cover with water about 6 inches over chicken.
• Bring to a boil, reduce heat to medium and let chicken cook for one hour.
• Remove cooked chicken from pot, set aside to cool.
• Place the frozen baby lima beans and frozen corn in a colander. Rinse well.
• Add the beans and corn to a large stock pot.
• Wash, peel and cut up the potatoes, add to the beans and corn.
• Add enough water to cover the vegetables by about 2 inches.
• Cook over medium heat, stirring often, until vegetables are tender. About one hour.
• While the vegetables cook, pull the chicken meat from the bones. Discard bones and skin.
• Shred chicken into small pieces.
• When vegetables are done, remove any excess liquid, leaving just enough to reach top of vegetables.
• Add tomato sauce.
• Add apple cider vinegar
• Add brown sugar.
• Add black pepper
• Add salt.
• Add butter.
• Add Texas Pete Hot Sauce.
• Add tomato paste.
• Add Worcestershire Sauce.
• Stir well.
• Add chicken to the stew.
• Add pork barbecue to stew.
• Add Ketchup. Stir well.
• Return to stove top and simmer on medium, stirring often, until warm, prior to serving.
• Stock or liquid from vegetables may be added if needed to obtain desired consistency.
• Serve warm and Enjoy!