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Mom's 70's Brunswick Chicken Stew.

You can have Mom's 70's Brunswick Chicken Stew using 17 ingredients and 8 steps. Here is how you cook it.

Ingredients of Mom's 70's Brunswick Chicken Stew

1. You need of Ingredients.
2. Prepare 3 lb of broiler-fryer chicken.
3. You need 1 tbsp of salt.
4. Prepare 2 quart of water.
5. It's 1/4 lb of ham, cubed.
6. You need 2 of onions, chopped.
7. Prepare 1 of green bell pepper, chopped.
8. Prepare 2 tbsp of fresh parsley, chopped.
9. Prepare 1 can of (16-ounce) tomatoes, drained and chopped.
10. You need 1 can of (16-ounce) corn, drained.
11. It's 1 packages of (10-ounce) frozen baby lima beans.
12. You need 1 packages of (10-ounce) frozen okra.
13. Prepare 1 1/2 tsp of sea salt.
14. You need 1/2 tsp of ground black pepper.
15. You need 1/2 tsp of thyme.
16. Prepare 1 of bay leaf.
17. You need 2 tsp of hot sauce.

Mom's 70's Brunswick Chicken Stew step by step

1. Combine the chicken, tablespoon of salt, and water in a Dutch oven or soup pot and bring to a boil..
2. Reduce the heat and simmer the chicken covered for 1 hour..
3. Remove the chicken and allow to cool. Save the chicken broth and skim off any excess fat..
4. Remove the skin and debone the chicken. Cube the chicken..
5. Add the chicken back into the pot with the broth. Stir in the rest of the ingredients..
6. Simmer for 2 hours covered..
7. Remove the b-day leaf and serve hot with crusty bread..
8. TIP: The okra is what thickens this stew. If you are like me and don't care for a lot of okra, you can stir in a tablespooon of cornstarch mixed with water. Raise the heat to let the slurry thicken and the serve..