Virginia Brunswick Stew Recipes

CLASSIC VIRGINIA BRUNSWICK STEW

Steps:

• Place the chicken or pork and fatback in a large stockpot or Dutch oven. Cover with the chicken stock and bring to a boil over high heat. Reduce the heat to medium and cook, uncovered, for about 1 hour. Discard the fatback, and help the chicken shred (it will happen easily) in the pot with two forks.
• Next, add in the potatoes, onions, black pepper, cayenne pepper, salt and sugar. Increase the heat and bring the mixture to a boil. Then, reduce the heat to medium and cook, uncovered, until the potatoes are soft - roughly 30 minutes or so.
• After, stir in the tomatoes, their juices and the butter beans. Cook for another 15-20 minutes and then stir in the corn and butter pieces. Let the stew cook on low, uncovered, for an hour longer so it becomes nice and thick.
• Serve the stew hot and if you can't eat it all, store it in the freezer (after it cools) for another day!

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!

SLOW COOKER BRUNSWICK STEW

Steps:

• To prepare in a slow cooker: Heat the oil in a skillet over medium heat. Add the onions and celery and cook until the onions are soft and translucent, 3 to 5 minutes. Add the garlic and cook until fragrant, 45 to 60 seconds. Transfer to a slow cooker. Add the diced tomatoes and tomato sauce. Fill the tomato sauce can with water and add to the cooker, as well. Add the chicken, pork, corn, butterbeans and potatoes. Season with salt and pepper. Turn the cooker on high and cook for 4 hours, or cook on low for 8 hours. Taste and adjust for seasoning with salt and pepper.
• To prepare on the stove: Heat the oil in a large heavy-duty pot over medium heat. Add the onions and celery and cook until the onions are soft and translucent, 3 to 5 minutes. Add the garlic and cook until fragrant, 45 to 60 seconds. Add the diced tomatoes and tomato sauce. Fill the tomato sauce can with water and add to the pot, as well. Add the chicken, pork, corn, butterbeans and potatoes. Season with salt and pepper. Bring to a boil over high heat. Reduce the heat to simmer and cook uncovered, stirring often, until the potatoes and butterbeans are tender and the mixture is thick, about 45 minutes. Taste and adjust for seasoning with salt and pepper.

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.

BRUNSWICK STEW

Steps:

• Place the pork chops, chicken and round steak in a large Dutch oven; cover with water. Cover and cook for 1-1/2 hours or until meat is tender. , Strain stock into another large kettle; refrigerate overnight. Remove bones from meat; dice and place in a separate bowl. Cover and refrigerate overnight. , The next day, skim fat from stock. Add the tomatoes, onion, tomato sauce, vinegar, sugar, garlic and pepper sauce. Simmer, uncovered, for 45 minutes. , Add the kernel corn, cream-style corn and reserved meat; heat through. Stir in bread crumbs; season with salt and pepper.

BRUNSWICK STEW

Steps:

• Pat rabbit dry and sprinkle evenly with 1 teaspoon salt and 1/2 teaspoon black pepper.
• Whisk together flour and cayenne in a shallow bowl, then dredge rabbit in flour, shaking off excess.
• Heat 2 tablespoons oil in a wide 6- to 7-quart heavy pot over medium heat until it shimmers. Brown half of rabbit, turning once, about 10 minutes total. Transfer to a plate. Add 1 tablespoon oil to pot and brown remaining rabbit; transfer to plate.
• Add remaining tablespoon oil to pot along with onion, bell pepper, garlic, 3/4 teaspoon salt, and 1/2 teaspoon pepper and cook, stirring and scraping up brown bits, until vegetables are softened, about 8 minutes.
• Add bay leaf, broth, tomatoes with juice, and rabbit with any meat juices from plate and bring to a simmer. Simmer, covered, 50 minutes.
• Stir in corn and lima beans, then simmer, uncovered, until stew is slightly thickened and vegetables are tender, 15 to 20 minutes. Season with salt and pepper. Discard bay leaf.

BRUNSWICK STEW

Steps:

• In a large pot over high heat, combine the salt pork, chicken and water and bring to a boil. Reduce heat to low, cover and simmer for 45 minutes, or until chicken is tender.
• Remove chicken and allow to cool until easy to handle. Remove meat and discard the skin and bones. Chop meat into bite size pieces and return to the soup.
• Add the potatoes, onions, tomatoes, corn, lima beans, Worcestershire sauce, salt and ground black pepper. Stir well and simmer, uncovered, for 1 hour.