Chucks Brunswick Stew Recipes

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.

BRUNSWICK STEW (AKA BBQ STEW)

Steps:

• In a large Dutch oven, heat your olive oil over medium heat. Saute the onions, bell pepper, and celery until soft (about 10 minutes). Stir in the garlic and cook another 3-4 minutes.
• Slowly stir in the chicken thighs, brisket, and pulled pork. Pour in the chicken stock, canned tomatoes, corn, ketchup, BBQ sauce, Worcestershire sauce, salt, pepper, and hot sauce.
• Bring the stew to a boil and reduce the heat to a simmer. Place a lid on the pot and simmer, stirring occasionally, for 45 minutes or until thickened to desired consistency.
• Serve warm with crusty bread.

CHUCK'S WILD BRUNSWICK STEW

Steps:

• In a large stew pot place the rabbit and squirrel and cover by 3 inches of water.
• Stew the two until the meat is ready to fall off the bones.
• This may take 1-2 hours depending on your heat, but slow is best.
• As this is stewing brown the sirloin in cooking oil in a skillet.
• Remove sirloin and sit aside.
• When squirrel and rabbit are ready remove from water and cool.
• Pull off all meat from bones with your fingers and put with the steak, discard bones.
• After the water has cooled skim off the fat or any materials on top.
• Place all the meat back into the broth you have just made and begin to simmer.
• Add potatoes, onion, corn, beans, carrots, celery and garlic.
• Add some additional water if needed to cover by 1-2 inches.
• Simmer for several hours to thicken the stew.
• Thickness is a personal preference to your own likeness and for dipping.
• When thickness is reached salt, pepper and season with your personal.
• stew seasoning.
• Serve hot.
• Note 1: Leftovers can be frozen and reheated in microwave.
• Note 2: You may bypass the stewing of the animals and instead brown them inches.
• a skillet and add later to water but the broth will not be as rich and flavorful.
• Note 3: Serve with some crusty bread or crackers to dip in the stew. Awesome!

INSTANT POT BRUNSWICK STEW

Steps:

• Set a 6-quart Instant Pot® to high saute (see Cook's Note) and allow it to heat up for 3 to 4 minutes. Sprinkle the beef with 1 teaspoon salt and a generous amount of pepper. Add 2 tablespoons of the oil to the pot and sear the beef on all sides until golden brown, 7 to 8 minutes. Remove to a paper towel-lined plate with a slotted spoon.
• Add the remaining 1 tablespoon oil to the pot with the carrots, celery and onion and cook, stirring occasionally, until the vegetables are softened, 3 to 4 minutes. Add the tomatoes, sugar, tomato paste, Worcestershire, hot sauce, 2 teaspoons salt and a few grinds of pepper and stir until combined. Add the beef, ham hock, corn, lima beans, peas, potatoes and 2 cups water and stir to combine.
• Follow the manufacturer's guide for locking the lid and preparing to cook. Set to pressure cook on high for 30 minutes.
• After the pressure-cook cycle is complete, follow the manufacturer's guide for quick release and wait until the quick-release cycle is complete. Being careful of any remaining steam, unlock and remove the lid.
• Remove the ham hock, cut off any meat and return it to the stew; discard the bone. Season the stew with salt and pepper and serve with bread, cornbread, biscuits or saltine crackers.