Paleo Beef Stew with Lots of ‘Zing’

For the Slow-Cooker

Comfort food that will awaken your senses!

Did you Know?

• Fat stimulates bile production which in turn helps convert the beta carotene in the sweet potatoes into Vitamin A.
• Vitamin A is a very important fat-soluble vitamin that supports the immune system, vision, skin, and bone growth and development.

Paleo Beef Stew with Lots of 'Zing'

2017-02-11 10:54:48

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Cook Time

8 hr

Cook Time

8 hr

Ingredients

1. 2 ½ - 3 pounds beef chuck roast (free-range; hormone free; organic if possible)
2. 1 quart homemade beef stock
3. 2 tablespoon Organic Coconut oil
4. 2 large yellow onions (organic if possible) – cut in 2” chunks
5. 2-3 minced garlic cloves
6. 1 large organic red pepper…seeds removed and coarsely chopped
7. 6 organic carrots – cut in 1” slices
8. 4 good sized organic celery stalks, cut in 1” slices
9. 2” inches peeled ginger, finely chopped
10. 2 teaspoons crushed chilies-seeds (optional)
11. 1 large lemon grass stalk – removing the tough green end and then pounded with a meat cleaver to soften.
12. 1 cup chopped cilantro
13. 1/4 cup coconut aminos
14. Sea salt and pepper to taste

Instructions

1. Salt and pepper roast and wrap in plastic wrap and let sit in fridge for 30 Min.
2. Meanwhile prepare vegetables; put onions, red pepper, carrots, celery stalks, garlic, ginger, and cilantro in separate bowls.
3. Remove meat from the fridge; remove the wrap and pat the meat with a paper towel.
4. Put coconut oil in a cast iron skillet and heat up the pan over medium high heat.
5. Once oil has melted and heated up, carefully place the roast in the pan and start browning on all sides.
6. Once browned, remove roast and put in Slow-Cooker.
7. Deglaze the skillet with some of the beef stock using a spatula to scrape up browned bits. Turn off heat and add the rest of the beef stock to the pan and carefully pour it on top of the roast.
8. Add in the cut up vegetables, lemon grass, chillies-seeds and coconut aminos and stir.
9. Add some sea salt and pepper.
10. Slow cook on ‘Low’ for 8 hrs.

Healthy Tip

1. Wonderful if served over cooked sweet potatoes with 2 tablespoons of Coconut oil or Ghee mixed in.

By Diane Trumble

Going Beyond Nutrition https://goingbeyondnutrition.com/