Traditional Brunswick Stew

Absolutely delicious! Tried this recipe but used a slow cooker instead. Also added about 2lbs of pulled pork. This recipe is very close to the authentic Chowning’s Tavern style in colonial Williamsburg.

Great recipe that resembles my recipe of 65 years. I use whatever chicken I have on hand, including frozen leftovers from grocery store broilers. I use enough water to simmer and prepare the chicken. Then I add one small can of chicken broth, a small can diced tomatoes, 12 ounce can of V8 juice. To that I add shoe peg corn, ford hook limas, two chopped carrots, chopped sweet onion, diced potatoes , seasoning with dashes of hot sauce, salt and pepper to taste. I like my stew with a nice broth. Just relax an make it with the ingredient amounts you like.

I made it as instructed , but I did add fresh diced tomatoes and a can of tomato paste , onion and celery. It is absolutely delicious! Easy Peasy in my crockpot made it a bonus.

This was very flavorful but I did have to add a can of tomato sauce and more seasonings. I love the mix of 2 meats. In my family recipe we only use shredded chicken.

I subbed bacon for the salt pork and used boneless, skinless chicken thighs and breast meat. While this did not taste like the Southern Brunswick Stew I'm used to, it did taste like a chicken vegetable soup. Not bad, but not something I will fix again.