Camp Stew

Recipe submitted by James M. of Goffstown

My wife's Aunt in Saco, Maine made the original recipe. When my wife and I we were married, we mixed regular potatoes with sweet potatoes and parsnips.

Cook in large crock pot

  • 1 lb. hamburger
  • 6 onions, chopped
  • 2/3 Cub barley
  • 2 #1 cans crushed tomatoes
  • 3 Cups water
  • 1 T sale
  • 1t black pepper (whole corns)
  • 6 carrots (or 3 carrots and 3 parsnips)
  • 2-3 white potatoes
  • 2 - 3 sweet potatoes
  • 4 - 6 stalks celery
  • 2 t steak sauce
  • 2 t Worcestershire sauce

  • Brown meat with onions. Drain fat
  • Add meat and onion mixture to pot with veggies and flavorings into pot.
  • Add tomatoes and water (not quite covering the ingredients)
  • Simmer on low for at least 12 hours.


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