Brunswick Stew

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Anonymous wrote:You want it at a restaurant or from a fire station/church?

Preferably, yeah. It will be better.

That wasn't a yes/no question.

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Ruthie's All Day in Arlington has it

Sometimes local bbq places have it in the winter.

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Marylander, but a PA native. Never heard of this. Followed the pp festival link. Um, no thanks.

"Dr. Creed Haskins’ Brunswick County hunting parties were well known in the 1820’s. Guests would spend convivial time together hunting and discussing the issues of the dat knowing that good food awaited them when the day was over. They could depend on a delicious repast because Dr. Haskins’ chef, Jimmy Matthews, traveled with the hunting party. Jimmy was not only a fine chef and a willing camp cook but also an experienced and able hunter with a masterful record when it came to providing squirrel for his recipe. There was a bubbling hot squirrel stew on the campfire waiting for the hungry hunters’ return. It won immediate acclaim. That same stew recipe — Jimmy’s recipe of squirrel meat, bacon, onion, bread, seasonings and butter — has been handed down for generations. Though today’s official recipes include vegetables and many cooks replace squirrel with chicken, it was Jimmy’s first stew that gave birth to today’s famous Virginia’s own Brunswick Stew."

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Marylander, but a PA native. Never heard of this. Followed the pp festival link. Um, no thanks.

"Dr. Creed Haskins’ Brunswick County hunting parties were well known in the 1820’s. Guests would spend convivial time together hunting and discussing the issues of the dat knowing that good food awaited them when the day was over. They could depend on a delicious repast because Dr. Haskins’ chef, Jimmy Matthews, traveled with the hunting party. Jimmy was not only a fine chef and a willing camp cook but also an experienced and able hunter with a masterful record when it came to providing squirrel for his recipe. There was a bubbling hot squirrel stew on the campfire waiting for the hungry hunters’ return. It won immediate acclaim. That same stew recipe — Jimmy’s recipe of squirrel meat, bacon, onion, bread, seasonings and butter — has been handed down for generations. Though today’s official recipes include vegetables and many cooks replace squirrel with chicken, it was Jimmy’s first stew that gave birth to today’s famous Virginia’s own Brunswick Stew."

You’ve never heard of Brunswick stew? Virginian here although not super popular definitely at Homestyle restaurants in south Virginia.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It is true it has squirrel meat in it? I heard this was customary for Appalachia ( I was born and raised in France.)

Traditionally, but I've eaten a lot over the years and never had it with squirrel.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Albemarle County, NC correct?

Albemarle County, VA has lots of what OP describes, so that is my guess.

Also Albermarle County NC hasn't existed since the 18th century, although Brunswick stew is really popular in NC.

Every bbq place in Eastern NC sold burgoo and/or Brunswick stew. I never saw it with rabbit but some times it had venison.

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It’s just a simple stew that’s easy to make at home. https://food52.com/recipes/38861-classic-virginia-brunswick-stew

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Albemarle County, NC correct?

Albemarle County, VA has lots of what OP describes, so that is my guess.

Also Albermarle County NC hasn't existed since the 18th century, although Brunswick stew is really popular in NC.

Every bbq place in Eastern NC sold burgoo and/or Brunswick stew. I never saw it with rabbit but some times it had venison.

Yep. If you drew a line from Wilmington NC to Charlotte, up and over to about Tappahannock, Va. pretty much every non-chain restaurant would have their own version. There's a place in Gordonsville VA called BBQ Exchange that has a version and it is fantastic.

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Anonymous wrote:Ruthie's All Day in Arlington has it

Sometimes local bbq places have it in the winter.

Is the one at Ruthie’s good?