Brunswick stew

Name: Brunswick stew
Prep time: 35 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 4 people
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 lb 2 oz boneless chicken thighs, cut into pieces; 1 onion, finely chopped; 1 tbsp olive oil; 14 oz diced tomatoes; 5 cups chicken stock; 1 1/2 cups corn kernels; 1 cup lima beans or butter beans, drained; 10 oz potatoes, diced; 1 tbsp Worcestershire sauce; 1 tsp paprika; 1/2 tsp salt; 1/2 tsp black pepper

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Brunswick stew is a thick Southern American soup-stew made with chicken, tomato, corn and lima beans. It is warm, hearty and deeply homestyle.

Serves: 4 people

Preparation time: 35 min

Ingredients

boneless chicken thighs, cut into pieces – 1 lb 2 oz
onion, finely chopped – 1
olive oil – 1 tbsp
diced tomatoes – 14 oz
chicken stock – 5 cups
corn kernels – 1 1/2 cups
lima beans or butter beans, drained – 1 cup
potatoes, diced – 10 oz
Worcestershire sauce – 1 tbsp
paprika – 1 tsp
salt – 1/2 tsp
black pepper – 1/2 tsp

Method

1. Heat the oil in a pot and cook the onion for 3 minutes. Add the chicken and cook briefly.
2. Add the tomatoes, stock, potatoes, paprika, salt and pepper. Simmer for 20 minutes.
3. Add the corn, lima beans and Worcestershire sauce and let the stew cook gently for 10 more minutes.
4. If you like, shred the chicken into slightly smaller pieces.
5. Serve the stew hot in deep bowls.