Southern Soul Brunswick Stew Food

BRUNSWICK STEW

Steps:

• Rinse the fryer under cold running water.
• Place fryer in large stock pot and cover with water about 6 inches over chicken.
• Bring to a boil, reduce heat to medium and let chicken cook for one hour.
• Remove cooked chicken from pot, set aside to cool.
• Place the frozen baby lima beans and frozen corn in a colander. Rinse well.
• Add the beans and corn to a large stock pot.
• Wash, peel and cut up the potatoes, add to the beans and corn.
• Add enough water to cover the vegetables by about 2 inches.
• Cook over medium heat, stirring often, until vegetables are tender. About one hour.
• While the vegetables cook, pull the chicken meat from the bones. Discard bones and skin.
• Shred chicken into small pieces.
• When vegetables are done, remove any excess liquid, leaving just enough to reach top of vegetables.
• Add tomato sauce.
• Add apple cider vinegar
• Add brown sugar.
• Add black pepper
• Add salt.
• Add butter.
• Add Texas Pete Hot Sauce.
• Add tomato paste.
• Add Worcestershire Sauce.
• Stir well.
• Add chicken to the stew.
• Add pork barbecue to stew.
• Add Ketchup. Stir well.
• Return to stove top and simmer on medium, stirring often, until warm, prior to serving.
• Stock or liquid from vegetables may be added if needed to obtain desired consistency.
• Serve warm and Enjoy!

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.

ONE-HOUR BRUNSWICK STEW

Steps:

• Heat 1 tablespoon of the oil in a large Dutch oven over medium-high. Add chicken, meaty side down, and cook 7 minutes. Turn over, and cook 1 minute. Transfer to a plate.
• Heat remaining 1 tablespoon oil in Dutch oven. Add smoked sausage. Cook, stirring often, until browned, about 6 minutes. Add potatoes, onion, celery, carrots, and garlic. Cook over medium-high, stirring occasionally, until vegetables soften, 5 minutes. Add tomato paste; cook, stirring often, 1 minute. Stir in stock, vinegar, Dijon, thyme, salt, pepper, and tomatoes. Bring to a boil.
• Return chicken to Dutch oven. Reduce heat to medium, and simmer 10 minutes. Remove chicken; let stand 10 minutes. Stir okra and beans into Dutch oven, and cook until tender, about 20 minutes. Remove from heat. Shred chicken, discarding bones, and stir into stew.

SOUTHERN SOUL BRUNSWICK STEW

Steps:

• In a good cast iron stew pot or dutch oven, melt butter over med-high heat. Add diced onions, then garlic, and sweat till translucent, about 15 min. Stir in cayenne, black pepper, salt and Worcestershire sauce. simmer 6-8 min, then add BBQ sauces and meat to pot. Completely coat meat with sauce. cook for 10 min. Add tomatoes, corn and butter beans and chicken stock. Let simmer covered for 2 hours. Add more stock if liquid needed for correct consistency. Serve with Texas Pete and Cornbread. Pairs well with Beaujolais or lighter bodied red wine.