Georgia Style Brunswick Stew Food

NORTH GEORGIA BRUNSWICK STEW

Steps:

• Bring 2 quarts water and chicken to a boil in a Dutch; reduce heat and simmer 40 minutes or until tender.
• Remove chicken and set aside. Reserve 3 cups broth in Dutch oven. (Reserve remaining broth for other uses.).
• Pour lima beans and liquid through a wire-mesh strainer into Dutch oven. Reserve beans; add tomato to Dutch oven.
• Bring to a boil over medium-high heat; cook stirring often, 40 minutes or until liquid is reduced by one-third.
• Skin, bone, and shred chicken. Mash reserved beans with a potato masher.
• Add chicken, mashed and frozen beans, potato, and onion to Dutch oven. Cook over low heat, stirring often, 3 hours and 30 minutes.
• Stir in corn and remaining ingredients; cook over low heat, stirring often, 1 hour.
• (Optional) 30 minutes before it is done I whisk the stew with an electric mixer for a more traditional smooth texture. I like to leave some chunks.

SOUTH GEORGIA BRUNSWICK STEW

Steps:

• Boil chicken with 3 quarts water, 1 stick celery, 1 carrot, 1 tsp salt, 1 tsp black pepper for 2 hours on medium heat. Add more water as needed.
• Debone and defat chicken. Chop and shred and set aside 2 cups.
• Filter chicken broth with strainer and set aside.
• Debone and defat smoked meat and cut and shred into small pieces. Set aside 2 cups.
• Chop carrot, celery, onion, and garlic.
• Heat 3 tbs cooking oil in large stewing pot. Add chopped celery, onion, carrot and garlic.
• Stir and simmer on medium heat until carrots are cooked (about 5 min) Add a tbs water if onions start to brown.
• While onions/carrots/celery are cooking, chop up 2 cans whole tomatoes. I use food processor for about 2 seconds.
• Add chopped tomatoes to cooked carrots and onions.
• Add 4 cups of the chicken broth.
• Add 2 cups the chopped smoked meat.
• Add 2 cups chopped chicken meat.
• Add butter beans, corn, rice, salt, pepper, cayenne pepper, ketchup, bouillon cubes, and bay leaf.
• Add more of the filtered chicken broth if needed to make soupy.
• Cook at medium low heat for 1 hour.

BRUNSWICK STEW GEORGIA STYLE ( CHICKEN & PORK )

Steps:

• Cut celery, carrots, and onion in half; combine vegetables, chicken and next 3 ingredients in a large stockpot.
• Bring mixture to a boil; reduce heat and simmer 1 hour or until chicken is very tender.
• Bone and shred chicken.
• Pour broth through a wire mesh strainer into a bowl, discarding vegetables; return broth to stockpot and add remaining ingredients.
• Bring to a boil, reduce heat and simmer for 1 hour or desired thickness.
• Remove and discard bay leaf.

SOUTH GEORGIA-STYLE BRUNSWICK STEW

Steps:

• Place cleaned whole chicken in pressure cooker with pulled pork. Cover with water and cook under medium pressure for 30 minutes.
• Brown beef and saute onion in beef drippings. Drain excess fat from meat and onion mixture and add in tomoatoes and frozen vegetables. Cut up potatoes into 1 inch cubes and set aside.
• Once pressure cooker has done, let it cool and pull chicken from bones. Discard bones and skin of chicken, adding meat to the cooked beef and tomatoes. Once completely de-boned, combine all meat (pork, chicken, and beef) along with tomatoes and vegetables. Add cut up potatoes and add stock from pressure cooker to cover ingredients. Simmer on medium-low heat for 15 minutes. Then add Worcestershire and BBQ sauce and cook for another 15 minutes. Serve along side pulled pork bbq sandwiches or as a meal on its own with bread.

BRUNSWICK STEW

Steps:

• Melt the butter in a large saucepan over medium heat. Add the diced onions and the garlic and saute until the onions are translucent, about 15 minutes. Stir in the cayenne pepper, black pepper, salt and Worcestershire sauce. Simmer for 5 minutes then add 1/2 cup of vinegar sauce and 1/2 cup of bbq sauce. Stir in the pulled pork, chicken, turkey, and brisket. Add the crushed tomatoes and all of the vegetables. Stir in the chicken stock and let simmer for a couple hours over medium heat. Transfer the stew to a serving bowl and serve with warm buttermilk cornbread, if desired.

VIRGINIA'S BEST BRUNSWICK STEW

Steps:

• Combine the flour, salt, garlic powder, and pepper in a Ziploc bag; add the chicken pieces and shake until coated evenly.
• Add the vegetable oil to a sauté pan on medium-high heat. Cook the chicken until browned on both sides, then add chicken and (not browned) pork chops to the crock pot.
• Sauté the chopped onion in the oil and meat drippings until browned. Add to slow cooker.
• Combine tomatoes, Worcestershire, and Tabasco; pour over meat.
• Add the chicken stock/water to the crock pot.
• Cover and cook on low for 4-6 hours, until the chicken is tender.
• Add the lima beans and corn; continue cooking for another 1-2 hours until the vegetables are tender.
• Remove chicken and pork from the crock pot; shred meat with two forks and return to stew.
• Enjoy!

TRADITIONAL BRUNSWICK STEW

Steps:

• Cook onion and garlic in oil until the onion is transparent. Add the meat and brown.
• Drain and add all other ingredients except potato flakes. Cook for 30 minutes over low heat, stirring often.
• Add potato flakes (more or less than the amount listed)to thicken to desired consistency. Add salt, pepper and tabasco to taste.

GEORGIA STYLE BRUNSWICK STEW

Steps:

• Place all ingredients in a stockpot or Dutch oven.
• Cover and simmer until hot and bubbly.
• Taste and adjust seasonings with more salt and hot sauce, as desired.