Brunswick Stew

Name: Brunswick Stew
Ingredients: 1 (3 lb.) fryer; 4 medium onions; 1 1/2 qt. fresh or frozen butter beans; 3 or 4 medium potatoes; okra (optional); 1 qt. corn; 1 qt. or more tomato juice; salt and pepper to taste; red pepper to taste; 2 cans alphabet soup, undiluted

10 ingredients

7 steps

Ingredients

1 (3 lb.) fryer
4 medium onions
1 1/2 qt. fresh or frozen butter beans
3 or 4 medium potatoes
okra (optional)
1 qt. corn
1 qt. or more tomato juice
salt and pepper to taste
red pepper to taste
2 cans alphabet soup, undiluted

Directions

1

Boil chicken and onions until tender meat can be removed from bones.
2

While chicken cools, add beans, potatoes and okra to broth and cook for 45 minutes.
3

Remove chicken from bones; remove skin and chop chicken into small pieces.
4

Add to beans along with corn and tomato juice.
5

(Amount of juice depends upon the amount of chicken broth you have.)
6

Season and simmer for at least another hour, adding the soup during the last 15 or 20 minutes of cooking time.
7

Freezes well.