Beaufort Stew Edisto Style Recipes

Steps:

• Bring a large stock pot of water to a boil. Add Old Bay, potatoes and sausage.
• Cook 15 minutes maintaining the boil.
• Add corn and shrimp, returning liquid to a boil. Cook for 5 minutes.
• Dump into large colander to drain.
• Transfer to large serving platter and serve with plenty of napkins and condiments.

Steps:

• Place the sausage, corn, potatoes, and dry crab boil seasoning mix in a large pot filled with enough water to cover. Bring to a boil over high heat.
• Reduce the heat to low and simmer until potatoes are tender, about 15 minutes. Mix in the shrimp, and continue cooking until opaque, 2 to 3 minutes. Drain, season with salt, and serve hot.

Steps:

• Fill a large pot half-full of water.
• Bring it to a boil and add Old Bay seasoning and the sausage.
• Bring back to boil and cook about 10 minutes.
• Add ears of corn and bring to boil again.
• If adding potatoes, add them with the corn.
• Cook about 10 minutes.
• If adding frozen crab legs, add them next.
• Bring mixture back to a boil and immediately add the shrimp, cooking just until the shrimp turn pink.
• Remove pot from burner.
• Immediately drain pot and spoon mixture into large serving bowls.
• Serve with cocktail sauce, saltine crackers and plenty of napkins, hand towels or paper towels.
• This is always served as a casual meal because each person peels his own shrimp and it can get messy, but everyone enjoys it.
• For large groups, we usually cook it outside in a huge pot over an open gas burner, like a King Kooker.

Steps:

• Coat beef with flour, shaking off excess. In a large nonstick stock pot, heat oil over medium-high heat, add beef and saute until brown, approximately 6 minutes. Remove beef from stock pot and set aside.
• Add onions and mushrooms to stock pot and saute for 6 minutes. Add garlic and saute for 1 minute, continually stirring.
• Skim off fat any fat from the stock pot and return cooked beef to pot; stir in tomato paste and broth. Add enough water to just cover ingredients and bring to a boil. Reduce heat to low and simmer until beef is tender, about 1 hour and 15 minutes.
• Skim off any foam that has accumulated on the surface of stew and add carrots, potatoes and green beans. Cover partially and simmer for 15 minutes.
• In a small mixing bowl, mix cornstarch and cold water. Stir mixture into stew. Increase heat and boil uncovered for 1 minute. Sprinkle with parsley and serve.

Steps:

• In an oven-safe Dutch oven, brown beef in batches in oil; drain. Return all meat to the pan. Add onions, tomatoes, broth, tapioca, garlic, parsley, salt, pepper and bay leaf. Bring to a boil. , Cover stew and bake at 350° for 1 hour. Stir in carrots, potatoes and celery. Bake, covered, 1 hour longer or until meat and vegetables are tender. Discard bay leaf.