Chicken and Pork Brunswick Stew

Chicken and Pork Brunswick Stew

A hearty tomato-based stew with shredded chicken, smoky barbecue pulled pork, tender lima beans, and sweet corn. A little cider vinegar balances the rich, gently sweet broth.

  • brunswick stew
  • comfort food
  • hearty
  • hearty stew
  • meat
  • one-pot meal
  • serves four
  • tomato-based stew

$16.30

Per Serving

$4.08

Total

70 min

Prep

15 min

Cook

55 min

Difficulty

medium

Ingredients and shopping

Servings

$41.77

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Steps

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1

Prepare the onion and garlic

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Wash your hands with soap and water for 20 seconds. Rinse and dry the onion before peeling and dicing it, trimming away any damaged areas. Peel and mince the garlic.

Wash hands with soap and water for 20 seconds before preparing food.

2

Soften the aromatics

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Heat the olive oil in the Dutch oven over medium heat. Add the onion and cook for 6–8 minutes, stirring occasionally, until softened and lightly golden around the edges. Add the garlic and cook for 30 seconds, stirring.

3

Cook the chicken and lima beans

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Add the chicken broth and frozen lima beans. If the chicken breast is thicker than 1 inch, cut it horizontally into thinner pieces, then nestle the chicken into the broth. Wash your hands and clean the knife, cutting board, and work surface after handling the raw chicken. Bring the broth to a gentle simmer, reduce the heat to low, and cover. Cook for approximately 12–18 minutes, turning the chicken halfway through, until its thickest part reaches 165°F. Avoid a vigorous boil, which can toughen the breast meat.

Do not rinse raw chicken; keep it and its juices away from other ingredients, and wash hands and clean the knife, cutting board, and work surface after handling it.

Cook chicken to 165°F at its thickest part; clean the thermometer probe before and after checking.

4

Shred the chicken and finish the lima beans

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Transfer the cooked chicken to a clean plate. Continue simmering the lima beans, covered, until tender, approximately 5–10 minutes longer. Meanwhile, let the chicken rest for 5 minutes, then shred it into bite-size strands with two forks.

Use a clean plate and clean utensils for the cooked chicken.

5

Simmer the stew and reheat the pork

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Stir the crushed tomatoes, frozen corn, fully cooked barbecue pulled pork, shredded chicken, and any juices from the plate into the pot. Break apart any clumps of pork with the spoon. Bring back to a gentle simmer and cook uncovered for 15–20 minutes, stirring frequently along the bottom, until the corn is tender and the stew is thick and spoonable. The pork is already cooked; reheat it thoroughly so the stirred stew reaches 165°F throughout.

Verify that the reheated stew reaches 165°F throughout; clean the thermometer probe before and after checking.

6

Season and serve

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Stir in the apple cider vinegar and black pepper. Taste before adding the optional measured salt, since the barbecue pork may already provide enough seasoning. Simmer for 1 minute, then divide evenly among four bowls.

7

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Recipe facts

Cuisine
Southern American

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