Healthy Beef Stew Recipe
Healthy Beef Stew Recipe
Attention all crockpot lovers... this beef stew is amazing and right up your alley! Why spend time cooking your meals, when you can literally throw ingredients into a crockpot and leave it cook all day... safely and easy and you come home to a perfectly cooked meal EVERY TIME. If you have not yet purchased a crockpot, we recommend you go get one :)
Ingredients:
- 2 tbsp EVOO
- 1 ½ lb lean beef, trimmed of fat and cut into cubes
- 2 large parsnips, peeled and cut into cubes
- 8 whole carrots, peeled and cut into chunks
- 1 large yellow onion, cut into chunks
- 2 bay leaves
- ½ tsp peppercorns
- 1 tsp salt
- 4 cups vegetable broth, low sodium
- 1 tbsp fresh thyme
- ¼ cup tapioca flour
- 2 tbsp water
- Heat the oil in a large frying pan over high heat. Add the beef chunks and brown on all sides, about 3-4 minutes. Add beef to a slow cooker. Top beef with the parsnips, carrots, onion, bay leaves, peppercorns, salt, thyme, and vegetable stock. Cook on high for 6 hours (8-9 on low), or until beef is very tender. In a small bowl, whisk together the tapioca starch and water. Pour into the stew and gently mix with a large spoon, until the mixture is distributed through the broth. Let cook for 30 more minutes, until the broth thickens a bit. Add more seasonings or salt/pepper, if necessary. Remove bay leaves and serve.