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What in the World is Burgoo?

What in the World is Burgoo?
Have you ever heard of burgoo?  It’s a Kentucky stew that can vary each time you make it!  Burgoo typically has three meats and a variety of vegetables like corn, potatoes, lima beans, and even cabbage.  Most cooks have one secret ingredient, like brown sugar or a dash or hot sauce.  Instead of buying all of the ingredients, keep small amounts of leftovers in the fridge (that one piece of steak from the cookout; vegetables left over from a meal, a chicken breast that didn’t make it into the casserole).  And then throw them all together to make the stew.  It’s a yummy way to use up leftovers that aren’t large enough for a full meal.Chopping carrots on cutting board So where did Burgoo come from?  If you’ve ever been to Kentucky, in particular the Kentucky Derby, you will see and smell burgoo cooking in big kettles over an open flame for parties and community events.  This hearty stew is also popular in parts of Illinois and the Ohio River Valley. Family sharing Burgoo Stew Like many other historic recipes, the origin of burgoo is rife with lore.  Some say it came from England in the 1800s, because folks would buy local meat and vegetables from their neighbors and so the taste varied with each creation.  We can’t prove it, but we heard burgoo is simply a mispronunciation of bird stew.  As previously stated, you can use up the leftovers in your freezer, but if you are making it from scratch, here’s what we suggest: [tasty-recipe id="38893"]  
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