Brunswick Stew Recipe 

Legend has it, it hails from bruinswick VA

I just tried this recipe and as a southerner (North Carolina) I'll have to say it brought back some fond memories. It reminded me of the stews I've enjoyed from family owned BBQ restaurants over the years, and of course for that true southern flavor you'll want to use smoked meats if available to you. The added flavor is well worth the effort! I made this exactly per the recipe EXCEPT for the black pepper, which I reduced to taste. Seemed a little too much in my opinion. I also omitted the red pepper flakes because my dad is a little sensitive capsicum. Besides, I don't remember red pepper in being in any of the brunswick stews served at BBQ restaurants in my area. But if you want red pepper - go for it!

Brunswick, ga!! this recipe is staple in any Ga home :-)

I am a single male who works two jobs and I make a real cheap and simple stew though I'm not sure if it is actual Brunswick stew but it is very delicious just the same. What I do is buy some pulled pork from the local Walmart deli. You can use chicken or beef if you want whatever pleases you. I take it and put it in my slow cooker along with some mixed vegetables, broth or water, Worcestershire sauce, onion powder, garlic powder, salt and pepper, and I like to use bulls eye Memphis style barbeque sauce, just season to taste. I use about 3 quarters of a bottle of barbeque sauce. When I get home the place smells so damn good that I can't hardly wait to eat some. My neighbors have even told me that the smell coming from my apartment makes them hungry so I decided to share it with them and now they make it a lot too. The best part is it is so cheap and easy to make. It is perfect for someone like me who is always on the go and I don't get tired of eating it. It is also good with some cornbread or dinner rolls. When I get the time I plan on trying to make chili with the same ingredients but with chili powder and hamburger added instead of pulled pork. And maybe some elbow macaroni and stewed tomatoes too whatever hits me.

Oh I never could find the written recipe, I finally wrote it down. Man it is the best. I love it!!

Looks absolutely fantastic!!!

My family owned Harold's Barbecue established in 1947 in Atlanta Georgia. I have not had a Brunswick stew better after trying many different types over the years, and the governor of New York City was given our stew when the Yankees beat the Braves in the World Series. Brunswick stew is a classic recipe if you can get it dialed in.

BRUNSWICK County N.C.!!

That looks a lot like my Granny and Grandaddys Brunswick stew. Every year during cold weather they had a hog killing and butchered several hogs. Grandaddy had a smokehouse and he would cure and smoke the hams, bacon and sausage and cook cracklings and strain the lard and use part of the pork along with some chickens and make Brunswick stew in a large cast iron wash pot and then can it in quart jars. It was so good, about the only thing different from your recipe is they put cubed potatoes in theirs. Thanks for sharing it brought back memories great memories. They were both born in 1892 she passed away in 1964 and he passed away in 1965, when my father was in the Pacific 1st Marine division WW2 they would can this in metal cans and mail in to him which he shared with his brothers, they loved it, he passed away March 18,2018 at 95 years of age .

SOUPer looking stew! Wish we had that kind of weather around here at the moment.

yeah it was good cold weather food

I'm an ignorant Yankee from Illinois, so I'm just educating myself about Brunswick stew. What I've read about the North Carolina version (with chicken, BBQ pulled pork and potatoes) sounds interesting, though, and probably comes the closest to something I could talk my family into trying.

Yeah -- it's getting a bit cold now but we haven't had a freeze yet

I know an older man who makes 3 gallons of Brunswick stew at a time. However he grinds his meat up so finally that I just realized that didn't sound so good. Anyway it is so finely ground that when it is done it looks more like porridge. It kind of gives me the willies!

Nice video fellows, but what you made is Camp Stew. All meats in Brunswick should be ground, and no beans, potatoes, okra. I am 87years old and have made it commercially in restaurant, and since retiring make it occasionally at home.

I've had it in three states.NC,SC,Va. Its just like dialects in that it differs by regions.Guys in Va. say it needs to have at least one squirrel in it! Most all I have had was good though.

the birth place of BBQ is Tampa Fl... where Desoto introduced the pig and BARBACOA was a technique used from the Indians to cook meat on wood

You drink soup, you eat stew.

"could you use beer?" :)

Great video, another new subscriber. Cook on!

sounds logical... i need to get the websters definition

Can you give me any insight into the hash from Carolina BBQ in New Ellenton SC?

Do you have a really good South Carolina hash recipe on video or at your website? Does anybody? I will take all the recipes I can get. :-)

Is soup different than stew?

Naw... It's from Brunswick, VA. 😜

What kind of grill are you using?

I've lived all over the coast of SC and GA and have eaten Brunswick stew all my life. I would not eat that crap you made. How 'bout them Dawgs!

Kacy and Clayton ftw

Is the recipe somewhere with amounts?

Stews are thick, soups are thin.

Here's the recipe since the link doesn't work.. From gratetv.com Morgan’s Brunswick Stew 1 pound chopped or shredded pork butt 1 pound chopped or shredded chicken 1 large onion, chopped 28 oz can crushed or diced tomato, with juice 1 6oz(small) can tomato paste 1 can lima beans or 10 oz frozen 1 can cream style corn ¼ cup sugar ½ stick butter ½ cup cider vinegar 1 oz Texas Pete 1 oz Worcestershire sauce Juice of 1 lemon 3 Tablespoons coarse ground black pepper 2 Tablespoons salt ½ tablespoon Dried red Pepper flakes Note that I use meat that is already cooked. If you are using raw meats, you can throw them in a big pot or Dutch oven and cover with water. Bring to a boil, and then simmer until the meat is falling apart. Remove bones and other undesirables. After the meat has cooled, shred or chop it up. Add all ingredients into a pot and just cover with water. Bring to a boil and then simmer for a couple of hours. Everything should start to blend together. Stir frequently, to keep the meat from sticking to the bottom. Check seasonings and add to taste. Brunswick stew freezes well, but let the stew cool before popping in the fridge or freezer. (I am making it today... My thoughts added later..)

Couldn’t get passed the beard ponytail thing. It’s a hard no for me.

Brunswick stew is from Brunswick County Virginia, not Georgia hahaha. Nice try though.

you lost me when you added the beans.

This isn't even close to Brunswick stew. You can't cook worth a damn. Muppets.

Burnswick stew is from Virginia as hitmanhite said. haha

you don't know how to really cook... you need to cook that tomato paste with those onions..... and also... you add too much acid for that cast iron pot