Brown Turkey Neck Stew

Brown Turkey Neck Stew

Ingredients

  • Brown Turkey Neck Stew
  • 3 lbs Turkey neckcut into 2 inch pieces
  • 4 cloves garlic
  • ½ tsp ginger
  • 2 tsp thyme leaves
  • 1 onionfinely diced
  • 1 tsp black pepper
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 2 tbsp ketchup
  • 1 tsp Worcestershire
  • 3 tbsp oil
  • ¼ cup sugar
  • 1 tbsp tomato paste
  • 1 hot pepper
  • 6 Jamaican pimento berries
  • 1 bay leaf
  • 2 carrotssliced
  • Water
  • Butter beans
  • scallion

Instructions

  • Season turkey neck with crush garlic, ginger, thyme, onion, black pepper, salt, ketchup and Worcestershire sauce and marinate for at least 4 hours.
  • In a large heavy bottom pot, preferable cast iron, add oil and sugar over medium heat. Allow sugar to melt and turn dark brown then add seasoned turkey neck.
  • Stir to coat and allow turkey to cook and brown for about 10 minutes. Add tomato paste and stir to combine and to cook for another 5 minutes.
  • Add water to cover, hot pepper, Jamaican pimento, bay leaf, sliced carrots and butter beans. Bring to a boil and lower the heat a simmer, cover pot and cook until turkey neck is tender, about an hour to a hour and a half.
  • When the meat is tender, turn of the fire and add chopped scallions. Enjoy with white rice or rice and peas.