Southern Brunswick Stew with Chicken, Pork, Corn & Lima Beans

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Thick, smoky, tomato-rich Brunswick stew is one of the South’s great cold-weather comfort foods. It brings together tender shredded meat, sweet corn, creamy lima beans, tomatoes, onion, and a tangy-savory seasoning blend, then simmers until the ingredients begin to melt into one another.

There is no single Brunswick stew recipe that every Southerner would recognize as the only correct version.

Virginia and Georgia both have strong traditions surrounding the dish. Some versions lean heavily toward chicken and game. Others contain pork or barbecue. Some are quite tomato-forward, while others are paler. Potatoes, lima beans, butter beans, corn, okra, and different sauces appear depending on the cook and the region.

This Pop & Thistle version is a practical Southern-style Brunswick stew made with pulled chicken and pork, lima beans, corn, tomatoes, and a long gentle simmer. It is thick enough to eat with a spoon rather than sip like soup, smoky without tasting like barbecue sauce, and especially good with a wedge of hot skillet cornbread.

🍲 What Is Brunswick Stew?

Brunswick stew is a hearty Southern stew traditionally made with meat and vegetables cooked slowly until very tender.

Modern versions commonly include some combination of:

  • Chicken
  • Pork
  • Corn
  • Lima or butter beans
  • Tomatoes
  • Potatoes
  • Onion
  • Worcestershire sauce
  • Vinegar
  • Pepper or hot sauce

Earlier versions often used local wild game.

Squirrel and rabbit appear frequently in discussions of the stew’s history, reflecting a time when Brunswick stew was as much a practical communal meal as a fixed recipe.

Today, chicken and pork are far more common in home kitchens.

🗺️ Virginia or Georgia?

Ask where Brunswick stew came from and you may start an argument before dinner.

Brunswick County, Virginia, claims the stew was created there in 1828. A longstanding local story credits an African American camp cook named Jimmy Matthews with preparing a squirrel stew during a hunting expedition.

Brunswick, Georgia, has its own origin tradition. A large iron pot displayed in the city bears a plaque claiming that Brunswick stew was first cooked in it on nearby St. Simons Island in 1898.

The New Georgia Encyclopedia notes that multiple Brunswick-named places have claimed the dish, while arguing that the name is most strongly associated historically with Brunswick County, Virginia.

That does not make Georgia Brunswick stew any less real as a regional tradition.

The dish evolved.

As recipes traveled, communities adapted them to local ingredients, barbecue traditions, and family preferences.

🌽 The Story Goes Back Even Further

The Virginia-versus-Georgia debate is only part of the story.

Long before either nineteenth-century origin claim, Indigenous peoples in the Southeast were preparing communal stews made from available meats, corn, squash, hominy, and other foods.

The Levine Museum of the New South notes that these earlier Indigenous stew traditions predate the better-known Georgia and Virginia Brunswick stew stories.

It is difficult to draw a perfectly straight line from one early stew to the modern dish.

Food history rarely works that neatly.

But Brunswick stew belongs within a much longer Southern history of combining meat, corn, vegetables, and slow cooking in one communal pot.

🍖 Chicken and Pork in Modern Brunswick Stew

The earliest recipes often involved game.

For a modern home version, chicken and pork are much easier to source and give you excellent texture and flavor.

Virginia versions are often particularly associated with chicken or rabbit.

Georgia and barbecue-country versions frequently include pork.

Using both gives this recipe a satisfying balance.

The chicken is mild and tender.

The pork adds richness and a subtle smoky character.

🛒 Ingredients

Serves about 8

  • 2 tablespoons vegetable oil or unsalted butter
  • 1 large yellow onion, finely diced
  • 3 garlic cloves, minced
  • 2 tablespoons tomato paste
  • 1 can (28 ounces) crushed tomatoes
  • 3 cups low-sodium chicken broth
  • 1 medium russet potato, peeled and diced into 1/2-inch cubes
  • 1 1/2 cups frozen or fresh lima beans
  • 1 1/2 cups corn kernels
  • 2 cups cooked shredded chicken
  • 2 cups cooked pulled pork
  • 2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
  • 1 tablespoon apple cider vinegar
  • 1 tablespoon brown sugar, optional
  • 1 teaspoon smoked paprika
  • 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
  • 1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper, optional
  • 1 bay leaf
  • Salt, to taste
  • Hot sauce, optional

🫘 Use Lima Beans Instead of White Beans

The old version of this Pop & Thistle recipe used canned white beans.

They are not an impossible addition, but lima beans or butter beans are far more characteristic of Brunswick stew.

The Smithsonian’s Sweet Home Café version of Brunswick stew includes corn, tomatoes, and lima beans alongside chicken and rabbit.

Modern Southern recipes likewise frequently include baby limas.

Frozen lima beans are particularly convenient.

They hold their shape while still becoming creamy after a long simmer.

🌽 Fresh, Frozen, or Canned Corn?

Fresh corn is wonderful when it is in season.

Frozen corn is the easiest year-round option and retains good sweetness and texture.

Canned corn can be used too.

Drain it thoroughly before adding.

For an especially thick Brunswick stew, some cooks use a combination of whole-kernel and cream-style corn.

That is a good variation if you prefer a softer, more cohesive texture.

🥔 Why Add Potato?

Potato appears in many Brunswick stew traditions and helps thicken the pot naturally.

As the small cubes simmer, their edges soften and release starch into the broth.

You do not want enormous potato chunks.

This is not beef-and-potato stew.

Cut one medium russet potato fairly small so that it becomes part of the overall texture.

🍅 Crushed Tomatoes vs. Diced Tomatoes

The previous recipe used one 14.5-ounce can of diced tomatoes.

For this version, I prefer 28 ounces crushed tomatoes.

Brunswick stew should have a thick tomato base, not simply pieces of tomato floating in chicken broth.

Crushed tomatoes give you that cohesive texture much faster.

Tomato paste adds another layer of concentrated flavor.

🧅 Start with the Onion

Heat the oil or butter in a large Dutch oven or heavy soup pot over medium heat.

Add the diced onion.

Cook for approximately 6 to 8 minutes, until soft and beginning to turn golden.

Do not rush this stage.

The onion forms part of the savory foundation of the stew.

🧄 Add the Garlic

Add the minced garlic.

Cook for approximately 30 seconds, stirring constantly.

You only need enough time for the garlic to become fragrant.

Garlic can turn bitter when browned aggressively.

🍅 Cook the Tomato Paste

Add the tomato paste.

Cook for approximately 1 to 2 minutes, stirring it into the onions.

The paste should become slightly darker.

Cooking tomato paste before adding liquid removes some of its raw metallic edge and develops a richer flavor.

🥣 Build the Stew

Add:

  • Crushed tomatoes
  • Chicken broth
  • Potato
  • Lima beans
  • Corn
  • Worcestershire sauce
  • Vinegar
  • Brown sugar if using
  • Smoked paprika
  • Black pepper
  • Cayenne
  • Bay leaf

Stir well.

Bring the mixture to a gentle boil.

Reduce to a simmer.

⏲️ Give It Time

Cover partially and simmer for approximately 30 minutes before adding the cooked meat.

Stir occasionally.

The potato should begin becoming tender and the broth should start thickening.

This first simmer also gives the tomato, beans, corn, and seasonings time to blend.

🍗 Add Cooked Chicken

Stir in the shredded chicken.

Rotisserie chicken works wonderfully here.

Leftover roast chicken is equally good.

Dark meat brings a little more richness, but breast meat is perfectly fine.

If using previously cooked chicken, there is no reason to simmer it for several hours from the beginning.

Adding it later prevents the meat from becoming excessively stringy or dry.

🐖 Add Pulled Pork

Add the pulled pork at the same time.

Plain roasted or smoked pulled pork works best.

If your pork is already heavily coated in very sweet barbecue sauce, taste it before adding other sweet ingredients.

Brunswick stew can have barbecue notes without tasting like a pot of barbecue sauce.

🔥 Simmer Until Thick

Continue simmering uncovered for another 30 to 45 minutes.

Stir occasionally.

The stew should gradually become thicker.

Some of the vegetables may begin breaking down.

That is desirable.

Traditional Brunswick stew is often cooked until the distinction between broth and ingredients becomes less obvious than in a typical vegetable soup.

🥄 Mash Some of the Vegetables

For an even thicker texture, use the back of a wooden spoon to mash some of the potatoes and lima beans against the side of the pot.

You do not need to puree the stew.

A few mashed vegetables thicken the liquid naturally while leaving plenty of whole corn, beans, and meat intact.

🍎 Why Apple Cider Vinegar?

A little acidity is important in a stew this rich.

Apple cider vinegar cuts through the pork, tomatoes, and long-cooked vegetables.

One tablespoon is enough to brighten the pot without making it taste sour.

Add more only after tasting.

🥫 Worcestershire Adds Savory Depth

Worcestershire sauce brings salt, acidity, sweetness, and umami.

Two tablespoons are enough to deepen the tomato base without dominating it.

Because Worcestershire can be salty, wait until late in the cooking process before deciding how much additional salt the stew needs.

🍬 Does Brunswick Stew Need Sugar?

Not necessarily.

Some Southern versions are noticeably sweet.

Others are not.

One tablespoon brown sugar can balance acidic canned tomatoes and echo the sweet-savory character of barbecue-style Brunswick stew.

If your tomatoes and corn are already sweet, you may not need it.

Taste first.

🌶️ How Spicy Should Brunswick Stew Be?

Usually not extremely spicy.

Cayenne or hot sauce should add warmth rather than turn the stew into chili.

Start with 1/4 teaspoon cayenne or omit it completely.

Put hot sauce on the table so everyone can adjust their own bowl.

🌫️ What About Smoked Paprika?

Smoked paprika is a modern convenience rather than an essential historical Brunswick stew ingredient.

I like a teaspoon because it reinforces the pork’s smoky flavor without requiring a large amount of barbecue sauce.

You can leave it out if your pulled pork is already strongly smoked.

🥫 Should You Add Barbecue Sauce?

You can.

Georgia-style and barbecue-country Brunswick stews often lean more heavily into barbecue flavors.

For that variation, add 1/4 to 1/2 cup of your favorite tomato-based barbecue sauce.

Reduce or omit the brown sugar.

Taste the sauce first.

Very sweet barbecue sauces can quickly turn the entire stew sugary.

🐓 Chicken-Only Brunswick Stew

If you do not eat pork or simply do not have any, use 4 cups shredded chicken.

The stew will be slightly lighter but still very good.

Dark-meat chicken gives you more richness.

You can add another teaspoon of smoked paprika if you want a subtle smoky note.

🐖 Pork-Heavy Brunswick Stew

For a stronger barbecue profile, use:

  • 3 cups pulled pork
  • 1 cup shredded chicken

Add 1/4 cup barbecue sauce.

This variation leans closer to the type of Brunswick stew often served alongside barbecue.

🐇 What About Rabbit?

Rabbit has a legitimate place in Brunswick stew history.

If you have access to responsibly sourced rabbit and are comfortable cooking it, it can replace some or all of the chicken.

Cook the rabbit until tender first, remove the meat from the bones, shred it, and add it to the stew.

This is not necessary for a good modern home version.

🐿️ And Squirrel?

Squirrel appears in famous historic Brunswick stew stories and older recipes.

For an ordinary Pop & Thistle home recipe, chicken and pork are considerably more practical.

The historical game versions are important to acknowledge without pretending modern cooks need to reproduce them literally in order for the dish to count.

🍲 How Thick Should Brunswick Stew Be?

Thicker than soup.

You should be able to scoop a spoonful containing meat, corn, beans, and vegetables without everything disappearing into thin broth.

Some Brunswick stews become extremely thick—almost spoon-standing thick.

This version lands somewhere in the middle.

It should still ladle easily but should have real body.

💧 What If the Stew Is Too Thin?

Simmer uncovered.

Time is the best thickener here.

You can also mash more potato and lima beans.

Avoid reaching immediately for cornstarch.

A long-cooked Southern stew should ideally thicken from reduction and its own ingredients.

🧱 What If It Gets Too Thick?

Add broth 1/2 cup at a time.

Stir and allow the stew to simmer for several minutes before deciding whether it needs more.

Leftover Brunswick stew becomes considerably thicker in the refrigerator, so keeping it slightly loose on the first day is not a bad idea.

😕 Why Does My Stew Taste Flat?

It may need acid.

Add another teaspoon or two of cider vinegar.

It may need salt.

Or it may simply need more time.

Long simmering concentrates tomato, corn, and meat flavors in a way that cannot be duplicated by dumping extra seasoning into the pot after 20 minutes.

😕 Why Is My Brunswick Stew Too Sweet?

Too much barbecue sauce or sugar is usually responsible.

Add more crushed tomatoes, broth, or cider vinegar.

Salt can also help rebalance excessive sweetness.

When using premade pulled pork, always taste its sauce before deciding how much sugar or barbecue sauce to add to the stew.

😕 Why Is It Too Salty?

Broth, pulled pork, Worcestershire sauce, and barbecue sauce can all contain substantial salt.

That is why low-sodium broth is important.

If the finished stew is too salty, dilute it with unsalted broth, tomatoes, corn, or potatoes.

Do not add salt early unless you know how salty all your prepared ingredients are.

🍗 Can You Start with Raw Chicken?

Yes.

For a from-scratch version, simmer chicken thighs in the tomato-and-broth base until they reach 165°F and are tender enough to shred.

Remove them.

Shred the meat.

Return it to the pot.

Using already cooked meat is simply faster and makes this recipe particularly useful for leftovers.

🐖 Can You Start with Raw Pork?

You can, but that becomes a much longer recipe.

Pork shoulder needs enough time for its connective tissue to soften before it can be pulled.

If starting with raw pork shoulder, I would cook it separately until tender and then add the shredded meat to the stew.

For a straightforward weeknight or weekend recipe, leftover or prepared pulled pork is much easier.

♻️ Brunswick Stew Is Excellent Leftover Cooking

Historically, stews are practical ways to stretch available ingredients.

Modern Brunswick stew continues that tradition beautifully.

Use:

  • Leftover roast chicken
  • Leftover smoked pork
  • Thanksgiving turkey
  • Barbecue leftovers
  • Roasted vegetables

The exact meat ratio does not have to be identical every time.

That flexibility is part of the dish’s character.

🦃 Can You Use Turkey?

Absolutely.

Replace the chicken with shredded cooked turkey.

Thanksgiving leftovers work particularly well because turkey is mild enough to absorb the tomato, Worcestershire, and smoky flavors.

Use mostly plain turkey rather than pieces heavily coated in gravy.

🌽 Can You Add Okra?

Yes.

Okra appears in some Brunswick stew traditions and adds both vegetable flavor and thickening power.

Add approximately 1 cup sliced okra during the first simmer.

Frozen okra is fine.

If you do not like okra’s texture, simply leave it out.

It is not essential to every version.

🥔 Can You Add More Potatoes?

Certainly.

One medium potato helps thicken this recipe without turning the stew into potato soup.

If you love potatoes, use two.

Dice them small so they cook at roughly the same pace as the lima beans.

🫘 Butter Beans vs. Lima Beans

The terms overlap.

Butter beans are generally large, mature lima beans, while baby limas are smaller and greener.

Both are excellent in Brunswick stew.

Large butter beans become particularly creamy.

Baby limas retain a little more shape.

Use whichever you can find.

🫘 Why I Would Remove White Beans from the Main Recipe

Cannellini or other white beans are useful in many soups.

They are simply not the most characteristic bean for Brunswick stew.

Replacing them with lima or butter beans gives the page stronger regional accuracy and makes the recipe more recognizable as Brunswick stew rather than a generic chicken-pork tomato soup.

🍞 Serve with Southern Skillet Cornbread

Cornbread may be the single best accompaniment.

Its crisp edges and tender crumb are excellent for soaking up the thick tomato broth.

It also reinforces the corn flavor already present in the stew.

Serve warm wedges with butter.

For a big casual dinner, Brunswick stew and cornbread may be all you need.

🥗 Add a Simple Slaw

A vinegar-based cabbage slaw provides cool crunch and acidity.

That contrast is especially welcome if the stew contains smoky pulled pork or barbecue sauce.

Keep the slaw relatively simple.

The stew already provides plenty of complexity.

🥒 Serve with Pickles

Dill pickles or bread-and-butter pickles are a natural addition to a Southern barbecue-style meal.

Their acidity cuts through the rich pork and thick tomato stew.

Pickled onions work well too.

🍞 Crusty Bread Works Too

Cornbread is more regionally fitting, but crusty bread is never wrong.

Use it to wipe the bowl clean.

A simple loaf is especially useful if you are serving the stew as a cold-weather weeknight meal rather than trying to build a full Southern menu.

🍽️ Brunswick Stew as a Main Course

This is not a starter-size soup.

With chicken, pork, beans, corn, and potatoes, it is a complete meal.

Plan on roughly 1 1/2 to 2 cups per adult serving depending on side dishes.

If serving it alongside barbecue and several other dishes, smaller portions are appropriate.

🎉 Brunswick Stew for a Crowd

Brunswick stew has long been associated with communal cooking.

It scales extremely well.

Double the recipe in a large stockpot.

Keep the heat low and stir more often as the volume increases because thick stew can scorch on the bottom.

For a gathering, serve from a slow cooker set to warm after the stew has been completely cooked and heated on the stove.

🐢 Slow-Cooker Brunswick Stew

The old article suggested simply putting all ingredients in a slow cooker for six to eight hours.

That is unnecessary when the chicken and pork are already cooked.

For a slow-cooker version, sauté the onion, garlic, and tomato paste first.

Transfer them to the cooker with the tomatoes, broth, potato, lima beans, corn, and seasonings.

Cook on low for about 4 to 5 hours, until the potato and beans are tender.

Add the cooked chicken and pork during the final hour.

That keeps the meat from spending an unnecessary eight hours in the cooker.

🍲 Dutch Oven Method

A heavy Dutch oven is ideal.

Its thick base distributes heat evenly and reduces the risk of scorching as the stew becomes dense.

Keep the burner relatively low during the final uncovered simmer.

Stir along the bottom every 10 to 15 minutes.

🔥 Can You Make Brunswick Stew in Advance?

Yes.

In fact, it is often even better the next day.

Cool the stew promptly.

Refrigerate it.

Overnight, the flavors continue blending and the texture becomes thicker.

When reheating, add a splash of broth if necessary.

📦 How Long Does Brunswick Stew Keep?

USDA recommends using cooked leftovers within 3 to 4 days when properly refrigerated.

Because Brunswick stew is dense and made in a large pot, divide leftovers among shallow containers rather than putting one enormous hot Dutch oven directly into the refrigerator.

Shallow containers cool more quickly and safely.

⏲️ Refrigerate Promptly

Do not leave the pot sitting on the stove all evening.

USDA recommends refrigerating perishable leftovers within 2 hours, or within 1 hour when the surrounding temperature is above 90°F.

This is particularly important with a meat-heavy stew.

🔥 How to Reheat Brunswick Stew

Reheat the stew on the stovetop over medium-low heat.

Add broth or water if it has become too thick.

Stir frequently.

USDA recommends reheating leftovers to 165°F, and soups and sauces should be brought to a strong simmer or boil during reheating.

❄️ Can You Freeze Brunswick Stew?

Yes.

It freezes very well.

Cool the stew completely and portion it into freezer-safe containers.

Leave a little room for expansion.

USDA notes that leftovers can be frozen for several months for best quality.

The potatoes may become a little softer after thawing, but that is rarely noticeable in such a thick stew.

🧊 Thawing Frozen Stew

Thaw overnight in the refrigerator when possible.

You can also reheat frozen stew directly in a saucepan over low heat.

Add a little broth, cover, and stir frequently as it begins thawing around the edges.

Do not thaw a large container of meat stew on the kitchen counter.

🍂 Perfect for Fall

Brunswick stew fits naturally into cool-weather cooking.

It uses pantry staples and frozen vegetables well, fills the house with the smell of tomatoes and smoke, and is substantial enough for an evening when salad and sandwiches no longer sound appealing.

Serve it after a day outdoors with hot cornbread.

❄️ Winter Comfort Food

The same qualities make it even better in winter.

A large batch can provide dinner for several days or be frozen in smaller portions.

That makes it one of those recipes where an hour or two of leisurely weekend cooking pays off well beyond one meal.

🏈 Game-Day Brunswick Stew

Brunswick stew also works extremely well for football gatherings.

Make it the day before.

Reheat it on the stove.

Transfer the fully heated stew to a slow cooker on warm.

Serve with cornbread, crackers, pickles, hot sauce, and slaw.

Guests can help themselves without you cooking individual servings.

🔥 A Natural Barbecue Side—or Main

In Georgia and parts of the Carolinas, Brunswick stew often appears alongside barbecue.

Serve a small bowl with pulled pork, ribs, slaw, and cornbread.

Or reverse the relationship and make the stew the main course with a little barbecue on the side.

The pork already inside gives it plenty of smoke and richness.

🍲 Brunswick Stew vs. Vegetable Beef Soup

Both contain meat, vegetables, and tomato.

But Brunswick stew is generally thicker, softer, and more heavily cooked down.

Corn and lima beans are especially characteristic.

The meat is often shredded rather than cubed.

The finished texture is much closer to a cohesive stew than a clear-broth vegetable soup.

🌶️ Brunswick Stew vs. Chili

Brunswick stew does not rely on chile peppers and cumin the way most American chili does.

It often contains corn and lima beans.

Chicken and pulled pork are common.

The flavor is tangy, smoky, slightly sweet, and tomato-rich rather than chile-forward.

Cayenne and hot sauce should remain supporting flavors.

🍲 Brunswick Stew vs. Burgoo

Burgoo is another Southern communal meat-and-vegetable stew, particularly associated with Kentucky.

Historically, both dishes could contain game and long lists of available ingredients.

But they developed as distinct regional traditions.

Burgoo often contains a wider variety of meats and vegetables, while Brunswick stew is especially associated with corn, lima beans, tomato, chicken, pork, and its Virginia-Georgia origin debate.

❤️ Why Brunswick Stew Has Lasted

Brunswick stew survives because it is flexible.

The original cooks did not have supermarket ingredient lists or perfectly measured cans lined up on a counter.

They used what was available.

Game became chicken.

Barbecue pork entered many regional pots.

Fresh summer corn became frozen corn in winter kitchens.

Family recipes accumulated mustard, vinegar, hot sauce, Worcestershire, or barbecue sauce.

What remained was the basic idea: cook meat and vegetables together until they become something more cohesive than the ingredients that went into the pot.

That is what this version aims for.

Chicken and pork provide plenty of meat.

Lima beans and corn give the stew its familiar Southern character.

Tomatoes and potato create body.

Vinegar and Worcestershire keep the richness in balance.

And enough simmering time lets everything finally taste like Brunswick stew rather than a collection of canned ingredients heated together for 20 minutes.

🍲 Southern Brunswick Stew Recipe

Prep Time: About 20 minutes
Cook Time: About 1 hour 15 minutes
Total Time: About 1 hour 35 minutes
Servings: About 8

Ingredients

  • 2 tablespoons vegetable oil or unsalted butter
  • 1 large yellow onion, finely diced
  • 3 garlic cloves, minced
  • 2 tablespoons tomato paste
  • 1 can (28 ounces) crushed tomatoes
  • 3 cups low-sodium chicken broth
  • 1 medium russet potato, peeled and cut into 1/2-inch cubes
  • 1 1/2 cups frozen or fresh lima beans
  • 1 1/2 cups corn kernels
  • 2 cups cooked shredded chicken
  • 2 cups cooked pulled pork
  • 2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
  • 1 tablespoon apple cider vinegar
  • 1 tablespoon brown sugar, optional
  • 1 teaspoon smoked paprika
  • 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
  • 1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper, optional
  • 1 bay leaf
  • Salt, to taste
  • Hot sauce, for serving if desired

Instructions

  1. Heat the oil or butter in a large Dutch oven over medium heat.
  2. Add the onion and cook for 6 to 8 minutes, until soft and beginning to turn golden.
  3. Add the garlic and cook for about 30 seconds.
  4. Stir in the tomato paste and cook for 1 to 2 minutes.
  5. Add the crushed tomatoes and chicken broth.
  6. Add the diced potato, lima beans, corn, Worcestershire sauce, apple cider vinegar, brown sugar if using, smoked paprika, black pepper, cayenne, and bay leaf.
  7. Stir well and bring to a gentle boil.
  8. Reduce the heat to a steady simmer.
  9. Partially cover and cook for approximately 30 minutes, stirring occasionally.
  10. Add the shredded chicken and pulled pork.
  11. Continue simmering uncovered for another 30 to 45 minutes, stirring occasionally, until the stew is thick and the vegetables are very tender.
  12. For a thicker texture, mash a small portion of the potatoes and lima beans against the side of the pot.
  13. Remove the bay leaf.
  14. Taste and add salt only as needed.
  15. Add additional vinegar, pepper, or hot sauce if desired.
  16. If the stew is too thick, add a little broth.
  17. If it is too thin, continue simmering uncovered.
  18. Ladle into bowls and serve hot with Southern skillet cornbread.

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