Potato stew

A while back I mentioned eating some potato stew and a few of y'all wanted to know how it was done. Well here goes with pic and all.

You need"
a large chopped onion
around 3 to 4 pounds of potatoes peel and cubed (some 1" size and some smaller)
1 pound of your favorite smoke sausage cut into pieces
seasonings: as you like, the sausage will give it just about enough salt and flavor. I don't like this dish peppered.
a good helping of parsley

We use a black iron pot but you could use any pot.

Put a little oil in the pot, just enough to cover the bottom. Dump in the onions and saute them until they get a little color to them. Don't let them burn so keep stirring but you need them brown to color the stew. Once the onions are browned add the sausage and cook for around 10 minutes to allow the fat to escape and flavor the stew.

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When the sausage has cooked enough (reach in and taste a slice) you add the potatoes. Mix them well in the pot with the other ingredients until they pick up some of the color and start to shed their water. Keep stirring as you don't want anything to burn.

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Now add around three cups of water or enough to cover the ingredients. Turn up the fire to get it boiling then lower the fire to a nice slow boil and put on the cover. Stir every few minutes as it thickens until it has the consistency of a nice stew. Cook it until the larger pieces of potato are done. The potatoes that you chopped smaller will melt into the gravy and the larger ones will give it you something to chew.


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Serve over rice and be prepared to get full up.Make sure you add enough of the gravy to coat all the rice and also be absorbed by it. By the time you get served, pour yourself a drink and say your Blessing, the rice will have soaked up all that juice and now you have a poor boy meal fit for a king. That stuff shore sticks to your ribs.

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By the time you finish that plate and head back to the pot, and you will head back to the pot, that gravy will be a thick as axle grease. This time put less rice in you plate or none at all and just eat it right out the pot.

Enjoy,
"gene"

Excellent Gene, I'll definitely do that except I'll keep the skin on the tators. I wonder how it would work in a slow cooker? Thanks for posting.

I don't think a slow cooker would bring out the flavors and color like the iron pot does. Then again you don't know until you try.
"gene:

looks delicious Gene.....I been hungry lately for some plain ole potato soup with no meat....

PaPa, that would be delicious anytime, but even more so on a Friday night in TB. Believe it or not, we ate that with Vienna sausage when I was a kid. Had to stretch a dollar back then. Danny

I make sausage and potatoes all the time. I cook the liquid out and serve it country mashed style.

Well, I'm going to cook that dish up this weekend on my rocket stove in a new iron pot. Sounds and looks scrumptious.

Gene, that sure looks good, might try that this weekend
Thanks for the recipe and the pics.

Buster you are more than welcome. I hope it works out for you as it's pretty easy to make.
"gene"

Pawpaw, that looks delicious! But the question I have for you is where did you get that tuperware container in picture #5? I have several like that that I use for my shrimp that I have had for YEARS! but I can't find anywhere to get some new ones and they work GREAT for storing shrimp!

Dwayne, when my Mom passed away a few years back I ended up with these. She and Dad used to put shrimp and oysters up in them. When we cleaned out the house no one wanted these and the were headed for the garbage. Needless to say it didn't take me long to latch on to them before anyone else changed their minds. We use them the first year we had them but found out that we didn't have enough. I looked on line and found some just like them although they are not tupperware. I got them from here.

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I hope this helps.
"gene"

Gene,
I make a similar stew, not quite as healthy. Bacon is rendered and reserved, onions get slighlty browned in bacon fat, cubed potatoes and a few diced carrots and some diced celery. Cover with water and simmer stirring occasionally until all are done. Add cream usually 2-3 cups (but My batch is a lot bigger than yours 6 pounds of taters)to desired consistancy. Eat as is... Rice might be good, never tried it that way.

Sound more like that potato soup Bruce was thinking about. It does sound good as does potato soup.
"gene"

Can't wait to make some of this! Gonna use those fine Conegah sausage I read about in the Mississippi forum.
They're awesome!

George I started to pick up some of that sausage but changed my mind at the last minute. It's a dollar a pound more than my regular stuff but I will try it next time.
"gene"

I cannot wait to try this. It looks like it would be a good dish to cook at the camp when I have some of the gang up there fishing. I really like the hot and spicy variety of Conecuh brand sausage. RMGeorge the Brookshires stores carry it now so you should be able to find it locally. Thanks PPG for posting this.

Charliee, your more than welcome. Next time I will use Connecuh sausage just to give it a try. I had a pack in my hands and put it back down. Not knowing what the outcome would be, I decided to go with what I knew.
"gene"

While I wouldn't bet a dollar that it is good as Randy's home made, I like that Connecuh. And I still want some of that stew!! Love ya too PaPa.

Hey Mr Gene I'll trade you 4 sac-a-lait for a bowl of stew

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Originally Posted by armandsmith1975

Hey Mr Gene I'll trade you 4 sac-a-lait for a bowl of stew

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That would be a good deal on either end of it!!

Too late my friend, caught my own today.
"gene"

You could use a different pot, but it taste better cooked in the old black iron pot. We put a glass top stove in our kitchen, not thinking I could not use my cast iron pots. Sure wish I had put a gas burner stove in now. I may get one of those single burner electric eyes so I can use my old pots. I have one frying pan that my mother gave me when I got my first apartment in 1965. Best cooking pan I have and I can't use it.
The potato stew sounds good, I am going to try a batch.
Thanks for the recipe

It's very good Ray, worked for me. Send me that old black iron pot, I'll pay shipping. Only cook with gas here.