SOUTH GEORGIA BRUNSWICK STEW

Steps:

• Boil chicken with 3 quarts water, 1 stick celery, 1 carrot, 1 tsp salt, 1 tsp black pepper for 2 hours on medium heat. Add more water as needed.
• Debone and defat chicken. Chop and shred and set aside 2 cups.
• Filter chicken broth with strainer and set aside.
• Debone and defat smoked meat and cut and shred into small pieces. Set aside 2 cups.
• Chop carrot, celery, onion, and garlic.
• Heat 3 tbs cooking oil in large stewing pot. Add chopped celery, onion, carrot and garlic.
• Stir and simmer on medium heat until carrots are cooked (about 5 min) Add a tbs water if onions start to brown.
• While onions/carrots/celery are cooking, chop up 2 cans whole tomatoes. I use food processor for about 2 seconds.
• Add chopped tomatoes to cooked carrots and onions.
• Add 4 cups of the chicken broth.
• Add 2 cups the chopped smoked meat.
• Add 2 cups chopped chicken meat.
• Add butter beans, corn, rice, salt, pepper, cayenne pepper, ketchup, bouillon cubes, and bay leaf.
• Add more of the filtered chicken broth if needed to make soupy.
• Cook at medium low heat for 1 hour.