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A gentleman's dish Brunswick stew plated with cornbread

Homemade Brunswick Stew

Danny Welch
Course Soup
Cuisine American
Servings 12

Ingredients
  

For the barbecue sauce

  • 1/4 stick of butter
  • 1 3/4 cups ketchup
  • 1/4 cup yellow mustard
  • 1/4 cup white vinegar
  • 1/2 Tbsp. black pepper
  • 1 tsp. crushed red pepper
  • 1 Tbsp. hickory Liquid Smoke
  • 1 Tbsp. Worcestershire sauce
  • 1 Tbsp. Louisianna Hot Sauce
  • 1 Tbsp. lemon juice
  • 1/4 cup brown sugar

For the stew:

  • 1/4 stick butter
  • 3 cups potatoes, diced
  • 1 cup onion, diced
  • 29 oz. chicken broth
  • 1 lb. chicken, cooked and shredded
  • 1 lb. pulled pork
  • 1 can early peas, drained
  • 2 cans stewed tomatoes
  • 1 can lima beans, drained
  • 1/4 cup hickory Liquid Smoke
  • 1 can creamed corn

Instructions
 

  • For the barbecue sauce:
  • Over low heat, melt butter.
  • Add ketchup, mustard, and vinegar and blend until smooth.
  • Add other ingredients and let simmer for 30 minutes to 1 hour.
  • Do not bring to a boil. 

For the stew:

  • Melt butter, then add potatoes, onions, and chicken broth.
  • Boil until potatoes are soft.
  • Add chicken, pork, peas, tomatoes, lima beans, liquid smoke, and barbecue sauce.
  • Slow simmer for 90 minutes.
  • Add creamed corn, then simmer for 30 more minutes.
Keyword Brunswick Stew