5 good southern stew Recipes

bone-in leg of lamb (about 3 1/2 lbs meat), fine rice or corn flour, sifted, kosher salt, black pepper, mustard powder, olive oil, sweet onions, halved and sliced, garlic clove, minced, carrots, peeled and sliced into coins, stalks celery, sliced, ground coriander, ground cumin, ground ginger, paprika, cinnamon, allspice, good merlot or burgundy wine, chicken broth, tomato paste, fresh thyme, zest of 1/2 lemon, garlic cloves, halved, prunes, halved, dried apricots, halved, salt and pepper to taste

water, lemon, halved, onion, halved, garlic , smashed, coarse salt to taste, dry crab boil, red potatoes , scrubbed, smoked sausage , cut into 1 inch pieces, ears fresh corn, shucked and broken in half, unpeeled, large fresh shrimp, butter, melted

dried black-eyed peas, cubed ham, lean stewing beef, cut into bite-size pieces, bay leaves, salt, potatoes, peeled and cubed, fresh collard greens , tough stems removed & roughly chopped, frozen collard greens, olive oil, onion, chopped, bell pepper, chopped, salsa (chow-chow is good, too)

boneless pork chops (can substitute with boneless pork tenderloin but be sure it has just a little fat on it for the flav), beef broth (double rich variety is best), beef bouillon cubes, potatoes (scrubbed, but i leave the skin on for their nutritional value and cut into chunks), sweet potato (peeled and cut into chunks ), carrots (washed and cut into chunks ), yellow sweet onion (i just quarter mine, we like the large pieces), butter (cut into chunks ), garlic powder, onion powder, basil leaves (crushed ), red wine vinegar, water, salt and pepper