Gluten Free Brunswick Stew

 

While Soul Food was primarily developed through verbal exchanges on plantations, a significant amount of cooking techniques and recipes were also influenced by Native Americans throughout the South. In many areas, local tribes taught slaves how to hunt, and cook with indigenous plants which eventually found its way into mainstream Southern society. Dishes such as corn pudding, succotash, pumpkin pie, Brunswick Stew and hominy grits are a few examples of Native American dishes found in African American cooking.
 

 Courtesy Griffin Bufkin/Harrison Sapp Southern Soul Barbeque, Saint Simons Island, GA

  1/2 pound salted butter
3 cups (2 large) finely diced sweet onions
2 tablespoons minced garlic
1 teaspoon cayenne pepper
1 tablespoon freshly ground black pepper
1 tablespoon salt
1/4 cup Worcestershire sauce
1/2 cup vinegar bbq sauce
1/2 cup brown sweet bbq sauce
1 pound smoked pulled pork
1/2 pound smoked pulled chicken
1/2 pound smoked pulled turkey
1 pound smoked chopped beef brisket
1 can crushed tomatoes
1 quart drained yellow corn kernels
1 quart drained baby lima beans
1 quart or more Swanson chicken stock or broth

Melt butter in a large saucepan over medium heat. 

Add diced onions and garlic then sauté’ until the onions are translucent, about 15 minutes. 

Stir in cayenne pepper, black pepper, salt and Worcestershire sauce. 

Simmer for 5 minutes then add 1/2 cup of vinegar BBQ sauce, and 1/2 cup of Brown Sweet BBQ sauce. 

Stir in pulled pork, chicken, turkey, and brisket. 

Add crushed tomatoes and all of the vegetables. 

Stir in chicken stock and let simmer for a couple hours over medium heat. 

Transfer stew to a serving bowl and serve with warm Gluten Free Butter Bisquits or cornbread, if desired. 

 

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