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This Brunswick stew combines sizzling onions and garlic, BBQ sauce, corn, and tender pulled pork, all simmered to perfection in one pot! Add a bit of cayenne for some zing! This combination of ingredients is so hearty and makes the best fall meal!
‘Tis the season for soups and stews! If you’re looking for more tasty ways to warm yourself up from the inside, try this favorite chili, Guinness beef stew, or Hungarian goulash!
Reasons You’ll Love This Recipe
- Comfort Food: This stew is the ultimate comfort food. Filled with pulled pork and hearty vegetables, it’s the perfect dinner on a brisk fall day!
- Flavorful: This stew is so flavorful that you’ll wish you’d had this recipe for years. With sweet corn, smoky meat, and spices spiced to perfection, you’re going to love it!
- Make Ahead: Making this stew ahead of time allows the flavors to meld and become much better! It’s perfect for meal prep or family gatherings!
Brunswick Stew Ingredient List
First, gather up all these ingredients. Then, combine them to create the most hearty and delicious Brunswick stew! Finally, scroll to the recipe card at the bottom of the post for exact measurements.
- Butter (Unsalted): Adds a rich and creamy base to the stew. Salted butter also works, just omit the extra salt added later.
- Yellow Onion: Finely chopped so your stew has a sweet and savory flavor all throughout.
- Garlic: Use fresh minced garlic to give this stew an irresistible flavor.
- Chicken Stock: Chicken broth is the foundation of the stew. It makes it rich and savory.
- Fire Roasted Tomatoes: So the stew has a delicious smoky flavor.
- Tomato Paste: For more concentrated tomato flavor.
- Barbecue Sauce: Gives Brunswick stew its distinct flavor. You can make homemade BBQ sauce or use your favorite jarred kind!
- Worcestershire Sauce: Gives the stew a complex, umami flavor.
- Sweet Corn: To add delicious texture to the stew.
- Lima Beans: Add protein and a creamy texture.
- Cayenne Pepper: Just a pinch of cayenne pepper brings a gentle spicy heat that keeps things exciting. If you like it hot, add more to taste. To make your stew more mild, use less or omit it completely.
- Salt and Pepper: Adjust the flavor to your liking!
- Smoked Pulled Pork: A BBQ classic, pulled pork adds smoky, meaty goodness to the stew.
Brunswick Stew Recipe
Brunswick stew only takes 15 minutes to prepare, then all you need to do is let the ingredients simmer together and get all delicious. It’s easy to make large quantities perfect for potlucks, barbecues, holiday dinners, and more!
- Sauté Onions and Garlic: Heat the butter in a large pot over medium-high heat. Then sauté the onions in the butter until they are tender, about 5 minutes. Add the garlic and sauté for another 2 minutes.
- Add Ingredients to Pot: Add the tomatoes, tomato paste, barbecue sauce, Worcestershire sauce, corn, lima beans, cayenne pepper, salt, pepper, and pulled pork to the pot.
- Cook: Stir everything together until well incorporated. Bring the stew to a boil then reduce the heat to low. Cover the pot and simmer the stew for about an hour.
- Serve: Remove the stew from heat, then serve fresh with additional BBQ sauce drizzled over the top.
Tasty Variations
Brunswick stew is super easy to customize. Here are a few simple ways to switch things up!
- Make it Spicy: For a spicier stew, add additional cayenne pepper or fresh minced jalapeño peppers! You could also add a splash of your favorite hot sauce.
- Make it Meaty: Additionally, throw in some sliced smoked sausage for an even meatier version of this Brunswick stew.
- Make it Sweet: If you like your stew a little sweeter, mix in a tablespoon of brown sugar, and feel free to add more to taste. You could also add a squeeze of honey.
- Use Your Favorite BBQ Sauce: You can use any barbecue sauce. I used Sweet Baby Ray’s. If you want to go the extra mile, you can make it from scratch using this Homemade BBQ Sauce recipe.
- More Mix-Ins: You could try adding roasted poblano peppers, black beans, celery, olives, or chopped bell peppers!
Storing Leftover Brunswick Stew
Brunswick stew makes the BEST leftovers. Just pop it in an airtight container and stick it in the fridge until you’re ready to enjoy it again!
- In the Refrigerator: Store in a sealed container for up to 4 days.
- Reheating: Reheat over the stove on medium heat, stirring occasionally until warmed through.
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Brunswick Stew
Ingredients
- ¼ cup butter unsalted
- ½ medium yellow onion finely chopped
- 4 cloves garlic minced
- 3 cups chicken stock
- 1 can fire roasted tomatoes 14.5 ounce
- 3 tablespoons tomato paste
- 2 cups barbecue sauce plus more for topping
- 2 tablespoons worcestershire sauce
- 1 can sweet corn 14.5 ounce drained
- 1 can lima beans 14.5 ounce drained
- 1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon pepper
- 2 cups smoked pulled pork
Instructions
- Heat the butter in a large pot over medium-high heat. Saute the onions in the butter until they are tender, about 5 minutes. Add the garlic and saute for another 2 minutes.
- Add tomatoes, tomato paste, barbecue sauce, Worcestershire sauce, corn, lima beans, cayenne pepper, salt, pepper, and pulled pork to the pot.
- Stir everything together until well incorporated. Bring the stew to a boil, then reduce the heat to low. Cover the pot and simmer for about an hour.
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
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This one of the worst recipes for Brunswick stew I have ever seen.
I thought Brunswick Stew had rabbit, squirrel, venison and a critter or two or some combination of these? All the other ingredients seem spot on.
Just looking at it, you got it wrong
Then I read your ingredients and now I know you got it wrong
I have tried a lot of your recipes. I have never been disappointed. Keep them coming, looking forward to more. I especially love your dessert recipes.