Commanche Stew
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INGREDIENTS 5 pounds stew beef 3 pounds bacon or salt pork One (4-pound) chicken 12-1/2 cups tomatoes, canned 7-1/2 cups whole kernel corn 7-1/2 cups green peas 2 pints oysters 4 large onions 3 ancho chilies 8 pounds potatoes Salt and pepper to taste Cayenne pepper, to taste 1 rabbit, optional 1 game bird, optional 1 squirrel, optional Put all meat and the chilies in a stew kettle in boiling water to cover, and cook for 2 to 2-1/2 hours. Then add potatoes, tomatoes and onions, and cook for about 1/2 hour before adding corn and peas. (The oysters should be added about 15 minutes before the stew is removed from the fire, or may be left out entirely.) Cooking time will take about 4 hours