Southern Brunswick Stew


My entire family of aunts, grandmothers and cousins has been swapping Brunswick stew recipes for as long as I can remember. Growing up, Brunswick Stew was often served at family gatherings, especially the ones in the early fall. This is a great, hearty and satisfying recipe; perfect for when the leaves start changing colors or on a snowy day. This particular recipes makes enough for about six to eight persons, depending on what else is served with the stew.

Stew Recipe:

1 lbs of diced pork 1 lbs of diced beef for stewing 2 lbs of chicken. You may use either white or dark meat or a mixture of both works well. I choose to use chicken that still has the skin and bones in tact. The skin and bones bring a nice additional flavor to the recipe. On the other hand, if health is a concern, boneless, skinless chicken breasts work well.

2 cups of crushed tomatoes. If you utilize canned tomatoes, be sure you use unsalted canned tomatoes, or otherwise withhold the extra salt from this particular list of ingredients.

1 cup of corn kernels, either fresh off of the cob or drained quart of shelled butter beans (lima beans work in a pinch) 1 lbs of fresh or thawed okra 1 yellow onion, peeled plus diced in little bits one tsp salt 1 tsp . black pepper Water to cover the ingredients inside of a pot

Six medium-sized white or yellow potatoes, skinned and sliced into even pieces

Insert the beef, pork and chicken in a big container and then enough water to cover the top of the ingredients. Bring the stew to a boil and next reduce the burner heat and let the stew simmer for about 1.5 hrs or simply until finally the meat is definitely soft.

In the event that the chicken had its skin and bones still attached, you are going to now have to take the chicken out of the stock pot and let it cool before touching. When the chicken no longer is steaming hot, cut off the skin and remove the bones. And then, put the the chicken meat back in the stock pot.

Place the rest of the ingredients in the stock pot and incorporate more water just as before right until the water slightly covers the ingredients. Bring the stew mix back again to a boil and then give it time to simmer so that the potatoes are tender when pierced using a fork or blade. Now, the pork, chicken and beef should really be so soft that it could be consumed with a spoon. Put salt and pepper to taste directly into the stew and after that serve it heated.

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