Brunswick Stew
Brunswick Stew is a classic southern dish full of delicious smoked pork, veggies, and a savory barbecue broth. It’s the perfect way to warm up on a chilly fall day, or just when you’re craving a taste of the south!
Have you ever had Brunswick Stew before? If not, I promise, you are in for a treat! It’s a perfect one pot meal that uses smoked pork (or chicken), and combines it with a savory barbecue sauce broth and plenty of veggies. It’s the perfect way to warm up as the leaves start changing and the colder days and nights start to sweep in.
I know I’ve mentioned to y’all before about how I get pretty homesick out here in Hawaii. Of course we have beautiful surroundings and perfect weather, but when you haven’t seen your family in a year and a half…well, sometimes sunshine and palm trees just aren’t enough.
I really start to miss home this time of year, when the weather is changing (at least on the mainland, it is!) and all of the fun holidays are coming up. Sometimes you need just a little taste of home, and this Brunswick Stew is all that and a bag of chips, y’all. With every bite, it just fills me with warmth and makes me feel like I’m back home in sweet Georgia. 🙂
My husband made our smoked pork on his Big Green Egg, which I swear he loves more than me. 😉 He smoked a ten pound pork butt for our daughter’s first birthday party, and we had plenty left over. I love when that happens because then I get to make this Brunswick Stew! I made cornbread muffins to go along with our stew, and a big pitcher of sweet tea. The perfect southern meal to kick those homesick blues.
Give it a try if you’ve never had it before! I bet you’ll love it. 🙂
Recipe: Brunswick Stew
Ingredients
- 4 Tablespoon butter
- 3 cloves garlic,, minced
- 1 large yellow onion,, finely chopped
- 1 (15 oz) can fire roasted tomatoes (undrained)
- 4 cups chicken stock
- 1 1/2 cups barbecue sauce, (I used Sweet Baby Ray's)
- 2 Tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
- 1 Tablespoon brown sugar
- 1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
- 1 1/2 pounds smoked pulled pork, (or chicken)
- 8 oz. frozen corn
- 8 oz. frozen lima beans
- Salt and pepper, to taste
Instructions
- Melt butter in a large Dutch oven over medium-high heat. Once melted, add the garlic and onions and saute until soft, about 5 minutes.
- Stir in the tomatoes, chicken stock, barbecue sauce, Worcestershire, brown sugar, cayenne, smoked pork, lima beans, corn and salt and pepper.
- Bring the mixture to a boil, then reduce to a simmer and cook over medium-low heat for 1 1/2 hours, stirring occasionally.
I’d like to make this but I cant seem to find any regular smoked pulled pork anywhere. Can I just use pulled pork that already has bbq sauce in it and omit adding in the extra bbq sauce?
I haven’t tried it like that, but I do think it could work!
Great base recipe. I prefer my stew a bit thicker so I use 2 lbs pulled pork and 2 lbs smoked, shredded chicken thighs. I also double the amount of corn, lima beans (and use baby lima beans), and cayenne. I also make a tomato based BBQ sauce that isn’t as sweet at SBR’s.
This has become my go to for Brunswick stew.
So delicious! I followed the recipe exactly and I think next time I will omit brown sugar. Thank you for sharing!
Here in ohio, most people never heard of this stew. I make your recipe often only changing to 1 cup bbq sauce and 1 tablespoon of cayenne. Im from the south so it reminds me of home. Thank you.
This is the best Brunswick stew I’ve ever had. Trust me, I’ve had my share that were terrible, and I live in Georgia! I only changed the bbq sauce to Sticky Fingers Memphis hickory sweet. Thank you so much!!!
I made this but added carrots, celery, potatoes and okra and used cream corn instead of frozen for sweetness and thickener. I omitted the barbecue sauce and brown sugar (cutting out the added sugar). For smokiness I used fresh ground smoked peppercorns. Delicious!
With all those changes, you no longer had Brunswick Stew!
I haven’t made it yet, but I can tell from the ingredients and directions this will be a hit! I plan on making several batches to can, even without tasting it. Thank you!
Loved this recipe!!!! Accidentally put too much cayenne pepper. Just call me hot lips. I Will definitely make this again and read the cayenne pepper portion of the recipe correctly.🙃
I made this for our Super Bowl party and it was a big hit! I used both chicken and some pork my husband smoked the day before. Excellent! I’m from Georgia and this was one of the best Brunswick stews I have had to date! Thank you!
Excellent recipe! Tastes like the good old fashioned stew made in the huge pots and stirred with a boat ore and sold for softball fundraisers in my childhood. I added a can of drained, sliced potatoes and carrots, held the brown sugar and used 2 cups broth. Keeping this in my meal rotation. Thank you!