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Green Bay chicken booyah
Chicken and vegetable stew
Big-batch chicken, beef and vegetable stew for a crowd
Booyah is the great community stew of north-east Wisconsin, brought by Belgian and French-Canadian settlers around Green Bay; church picnics and fire stations cook it in huge kettles over wood fires all day and sell it by the quart at fall festivals and Packers tailgates. It is a thick, peppery stew of chicken, a little beef and lots of vegetables, cooked until the chicken falls apart. Chef's tip: cook it long and slow and stir it often; a good booyah is thick enough that the spoon nearly stands up.
- Total time
- 210 min
- Difficulty
- easy
- Serves
- 10
Ingredients
- 14 oz beef stewing steak2 cm cubes
- 12 ½ cups water
- 2 tsp salt
- 1 tsp black pepper
- 2 onionsdiced
- 3 celery sticksdiced
- 3 carrotsdiced
- 1 ⅓ lb potatoesdiced
- 10 ½ oz white cabbageshredded
- 14 oz tinned chopped tomatoes
- 5 ½ oz frozen peas
- 5 ½ oz green beansin 2 cm lengths
- 1 tbsp lemon juice
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Method
0/5 doneStep 1: Put the 3 ⅓ lb bone-in chicken thighs and drumsticks, 14 oz beef stewing steak, 12 ½ cups water, 2 tsp salt, 1 tsp black pepper and 2 bay leaves in a very large pot and bring to the boil, skimming off the foam. Simmer gently, partly covered, for 1½ hours.
95 minStep 2: Lift out the chicken, cool slightly, then pull the meat off the bones in chunks and discard skin and bones. The chicken must be cooked to 165°F; it will be well past that.
15 minStep 3: Add the 2 onions, 3 celery sticks, 3 carrots, 1 ⅓ lb potatoes, 10 ½ oz white cabbage and 14 oz tinned chopped tomatoes to the pot and simmer for 1 hour, stirring often so it doesn't catch.
60 minStep 4: Return the chicken with the 5 ½ oz frozen peas and 5 ½ oz green beans and simmer 20 minutes more, until thick and the potatoes are breaking down. A common mistake is a hard boil, which makes the beef tough and the stew catch on the bottom.
20 minStep 5: Stir in the 1 tbsp lemon juice, taste for salt and pepper and serve with crackers or bread. It tastes even better the next day.
2 min
Nutrition per serving
- Calories
- 320 kcal
- Protein
- 28 g
- Carbs
- 24 g
- Fat
- 12 g
- Fibre
- 5 g
Nutrition values are estimates.
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Good to know
- How long does green Bay chicken booyah take?
- About 210 minutes in total: 30 minutes to prepare and 180 minutes to cook.
- How many people does it serve?
- 10 as written. Change the servings above the ingredients and every amount scales to match.
- Is it gluten free?
- Yes, as written. Check the labels on stock, sauces and spice mixes, which sometimes contain gluten.
- Can I make it ahead?
- Yes. It keeps well, so you can cook it earlier in the day or the day before and reheat it.
- What can I use instead of bay leaves?
- Leave it out, or a pinch of dried thyme (it's a background flavour).
- What can I use instead of onions?
- 2 shallots per onion.
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