Brunswick stew is a traditional Southern dish full of rustic soulful flavors. A meaty comforting one pot meal with smoked pork, chicken, tender vegetables, and a savory barbecue broth. This hearty recipe is great for cool fall days and chilly winter months.
Ingredients
1 ½tablespoonscanola oil
1large onion finely chopped
2clovesgarlic minced
2 ¼cupchicken broth, divided
2tablespoonstomato paste
14.5ozfire roasted diced tomatoes, 1 can of 14.5 ounce
1 ½cupsfrozen corn
1 ½cupsfrozen lima beans
¾cupbarbecue sauce plus more for drizzling
2tablespoonsbrown sugar
1tablespoonWorcestershire sauce
1 ½teaspoonshot sauce
¼teaspoonfresh ground black pepper
⅛teaspooncrushed red pepper
2pinches of cayenne pepper
2 ½cupspulled smoked pork
1 ½cupscooked diced chicken breast or chicken thighs, smoked or roasted
Instructions
Heat oil in a heavy bottom pot or dutch oven over medium heat. Once hot add the onion and cook for 5 - 6 minutes until softened. Add the minced garlic and reduce the heat to medium-low. Cook for 1 minute while stirring.
Combine the tomato paste and ¼ cup chicken broth in a small bowl and add it to the pot. Add the rest of the chicken broth to the pot along with the diced tomatoes, corn, lima beans, barbeque sauce, brown sugar, Worcestershire sauce, hot sauce, ground black pepper, crushed red pepper, and cayenne. Bring to a boil and reduce the heat to a gentle simmer for 15 minutes.
Add the pork and chicken to the pot and let it simmer for 5-8 minutes. Season with salt and pepper to taste and serve with additional barbeque sauce.