Beef, Pork and Hominy Stew

Ingredients

• lean pork ribs

  cut into 1-inch pieces
  1½ lb
• cured bacon
  1 lb
• flank steak

  cut into 1-inch pieces
  1 lb
• beef short ribs

  cut between bones
  1 lb
• sweet Italian sausage links

  cut into 1½-inch lengths
  3 unit
• spicy dried pork sausage links

  cut into 1½-inch lengths
  2 unit
• water
  3 quarts
• carrots

  cut into ½-inch-thick rounds
  6 unit
• butternut squash

  peeled and cut into ¾-inch cubes
  1½ lb
• boiling potato

  peeled and cut into ¾-inch cubes
  1 large
• red bell peppers

  cut into ¾-inch pieces
  2 unit
• paprika
  1 tablespoon
• (15-oz) cans white hominy

  rinsed
  3 unit
• (16- to 19-oz) cans white beans

  rinsed
  2 unit
• salt
  1 tablespoon
• black pepper
  1 tablespoon