Slowcooker Beef Stew

Did I tell you I started taking guitar lessons? WELL I DID. AND IT IS SO FUN! AND I SUCK AT IT. BUT I DON’T CARE. BECAUSE IT’S GONNA BRING ALL THE BOYS TO THE YARD. If you read my #AboutMe section, you’d know that my first dream was to become a YouTube superstar. I haven’t given up on that dream. My two rap videos may or may not have been deleted off the interwebs but I might come back to amateur YouTube stardom with a guitar in hand and wearing slightly less baggy clothes. I started lessons with Damon at Axes of E’ville. Damon is the best! He’s funny and totally dreamy. Oh, and he teaches guitar real good too.

I’ve learned 9 chords so far. WATCH OUT YOUTUBE!

WHAT I ATE TODAY

Salmon + baked broccoli and cauli.

Can’t think of a good way to season your veggies? Melt some ghee, mix in ANY combo of herbs. Here I have basil, parsley & oregeno with some sea salt. I dipped the cauli heads into the mixture, placed them onto a baking sheet and baked for 15 min (<– I totally made that time up bc I don’t remember but I sounded like I knew what I was talking about right?! Anyone can write a food blog……)

JACKFRUIT

Jackfruit is one of my fave fruits! It looks like a dinosaur egg & is a biOtch to peel but it’s totes worth it. It took me 30 minutes to peel less than 1/4 of this jackfruit. My mom taught me to save the seeds & boil them for another snack. I wasn’t paying attention but I probably boiled them for about 15 minutes (<– I did it again. Totally BS’d that time guess #gigglesnort) on medium high. Peel the outer layer & enjoy! They taste like chestnuts. I have no idea about the nutritional content of these seeds so we could be eating poisonous garbage for all I know. Why do you even follow me?!

SLOWCOOKER BEEF STEW

I was always a hefty child (thanks, Dad) and one of my favorite comfort foods was homemade beef stew. Now that I’m a hefty adult (thanks, donuts) I can make my own beef stew!

INGREDIENTS

2 lbs stew beef
1 medium yellow onion, chopped
5 carrots (I used rainbow carrots bc I’m faaaancy), coined
1 6-inch piece of daikon radish, chunked (yes, that’s a word; don’t look it up)
2 cups baby portobello mushies, chopped in half
2 cups beef broth
3 tbsp tomato paste
2 tbsp tapioca flour
ghee
2 bay leaves
1 tbsp red wine vinegar (optional for strict paleo-ers)
1 tbsp balsamic vinegar
1 tbsp granulated garlic pow
1 tbsp paprika
1 tsp pepper
1 tsp sea salt
1 tsp thyme
1 tsp parsley
1 tsp coriander
1 tsp sage

DIRECTIONS

Sear beef in some ghee on stove, medium high heat, until browned on all sides
Add salt, pepper and 1 tbsp red wine vinegar to searing beef
Remove beef from stove, place in Crockpot
Saute chopped onions on stove in ghee and leftover beef juices
Remove cooked onions, place in Crockpot
Add all seasonings and ingredients into slowcooker EXCEPT the veggies (carrots, mushies, radish) and tapioca flour
I set my Crockpot on low for approx 5.5 hours (because that’s how many hours I had before I had to leave the house in the morning – I food prepped pretty late..)
In the morning before you leave the house or when you wake up, add the veggies
Add more brother if liquid is too low
6 more hours on low
When ready to eat, heat 1 cup of broth on the stove until it simmers
In a small bowl, mix 2 tbsp tapioca flour with a little cold water, mix well
Add tapioca flour liquid mixture into the broth
Mix until thick
Add the thickened broth to the Crockpot, mix
Warm for a bit
Remove bay leaves before eating