Apple Festival Brunswick Stew Recipes

BRUNSWICK STEW

Steps:

• Rinse the fryer under cold running water.
• Place fryer in large stock pot and cover with water about 6 inches over chicken.
• Bring to a boil, reduce heat to medium and let chicken cook for one hour.
• Remove cooked chicken from pot, set aside to cool.
• Place the frozen baby lima beans and frozen corn in a colander. Rinse well.
• Add the beans and corn to a large stock pot.
• Wash, peel and cut up the potatoes, add to the beans and corn.
• Add enough water to cover the vegetables by about 2 inches.
• Cook over medium heat, stirring often, until vegetables are tender. About one hour.
• While the vegetables cook, pull the chicken meat from the bones. Discard bones and skin.
• Shred chicken into small pieces.
• When vegetables are done, remove any excess liquid, leaving just enough to reach top of vegetables.
• Add tomato sauce.
• Add apple cider vinegar
• Add brown sugar.
• Add black pepper
• Add salt.
• Add butter.
• Add Texas Pete Hot Sauce.
• Add tomato paste.
• Add Worcestershire Sauce.
• Stir well.
• Add chicken to the stew.
• Add pork barbecue to stew.
• Add Ketchup. Stir well.
• Return to stove top and simmer on medium, stirring often, until warm, prior to serving.
• Stock or liquid from vegetables may be added if needed to obtain desired consistency.
• Serve warm and Enjoy!

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!