Gopher Stew Recipes

GOPHER STEW

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.

GOLFER'S STEW

Steps:

• Cut meat and vegetables in 1 1/2 inch chunks. Blend salt, sugar, tapioca and tomato juice. Pour tomato mixture over meat and vegetables in pan. Cover tightly in foil and bake 4-5 hours at 250*.