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uncle luther's brunswick stew

(2 ratings)
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Recipe by
Susan Feliciano
@frenchtutor
Oak Ridge, TN

Everybody has a Brunswick stew recipe, but this one was passed down through the family from early days, some time in the 1700's. My father's family has been in the Carolinas since the late 1600's, and Brunswick stew was a staple food back then. It was usually made with whatever meat the hunters were lucky enough to bag. This recipe has evolved a bit, but is still quite vintage in that it was written down in the 1940's or 1950's and hasn't been changed since then. This recipe is suitable for open hearth or campfire cooking. You can use a large cast iron pot hung over the coals.

(2 ratings)
yield 12 -15
prep time 45 Min
cook time 2 Hr 30 Min
method Stove Top

Ingredients For uncle luther's brunswick stew

  • 4 lb
    roast beef, cut in small pieces and boiled
  • 1
    chicken, whole fryer, boiled, picked off bone, and cut up
  • save cooking water from beef and chicken to use as stock
  • 6 slice
    ham, sugar cured, chopped
  • 2 qt
    canned tomatoes
  • 3 can
    okra, sliced, drained
  • 3 can
    lima beans, drained
  • 3 can
    whole kernel corn, drained
  • 3 lg
    onions, chopped
  • 1 sm
    head cabbage, chopped
  • 1 gal
    potatoes, (1/2 peck) peeled and diced
  • salt and pepper to taste
  • 3 Tbsp
    sugar
  • 1 stick
    butter
  • FEEL FREE TO USE RABBIT, SQUIRREL, OR OTHER GAME IN PLACE OF THE BEEF AND CHICKEN IN THIS RECIPE.

How To Make uncle luther's brunswick stew

  • 1
    Place all ingredients except corn into a large kettle. Add the drippings and stock from the beef and chicken. Bring to a boil, then lower heat to simmer and cook 2 hours, stirring frequently.
  • 2
    Add corn after 2 hours, and cook 30 minutes more. NOTE: Pork Shoulder may be substituted for the roast beef if desired. Either meat is traditional. Venison may also be used. Some say that squirrel or rabbit is the preferred alternative for the chicken.
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