GOPHER STEW

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Provided by Eddie Jordan

Time 4h

Number Of Ingredients 11

5 stalk(s) celery
salt and pepper to taste
3 large potatoes cubed
10 c water
3-16 oz can tomatoes with juice
1 bell pepper diced
1/4 lb saly pork
3 medium spanish onions
5 Tbsp all purpose flour bowned
2 whole jalapeno peppers
6 lb gopher meat

Steps:

1. Carefully clean the gopher wash and drain.
2. Fry down the salt pork in a big pot add gopher meat and brown.
3. Take out the meat and drain on paper towels. Add onion, celery , and bell pepper to salt pork grease and saute until tender
4. Add tomatoes and a bit of water if needed and cook down to a pulp,On low heat 2 hours.
5. Add gopher meat 19 cups water and the 2 whole jalapeno peppers salt and pepper to taste
6. Cook another 1 1/2 hour or until the meat is tender.
7. Add potatoes the last 1/2 hour of cooking. Mix browned flour with water into a glass jar and shake vigorously. Bring stew back to a boil and thicken with flour mixture.
8. Serve over beans or rice
9. TIP: To brown flour add the 5 tablespoons to a iron skillet and stir until browned.