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Beef and Veggie Stew
- 1 lb stew beef cubes
- 1/2 cup flour (to coat stew beef cubes)
- 3 tbsp olive oil
- 1 tbsp balsamic vinegar
- 1 cup red wine
- 4 large carrots (chopped into large rounds)
- 1 24 oz bag small assorted potatoes
- 1 yellow onion (chopped)
- 5 cups beef broth
- 4 sprigs thyme
- 3 bay leaves
Cauliflower Mashed 'Potatoes'
- 2 heads cauliflower (chopped)
- 3 garlic cloves (roasted in olive oil)
- 1/2 cup milk (or milk alternative)
- 1/4 cup nutritional yeast
- 1/4 tsp cyanne
- 1 tsp garlic powder
- 1 tsp onion powder
- 1/2 tsp ground mustard seed
- 1 tsp salt
- 1/4 tsp pepper
Instructions
- Start by prepping your meat. Pour flour in a small bowl and toss each beef cube to coat in the flour.
- In a dutch oven or large pot, over medium-high heat, heat olive oil and start to cook your beef cubes. Season with a little salt and pepper. Cook until beef is browned and caramelized.
- Once beef is browned, add wine and scrape the browned scraps off the bottom of the pan. After you’ve scraped the bits off the bottom, add your vinegar, beef broth, thyme and bay leaves.
- Toss in your chopped veggies – carrots, potatoes, onion- reduce heat, cover pot and simmer for 1 hour. Check and stir occasionally to make sure nothing is sticking to the bottom of the pan.
- While the stew is simmering, start making your cauliflower mashed potatoes. Chop up your head of cauliflower. In a pot over medium heat, drizzle with 2 tbsp olive oil and pour 1 cup water in the bottom of the pot. Cover pot and stem for 15 minutes, or until tender. In a small pot, roast your garlic in 1 tbsp olive oil for a couple minutes until just tender.
- Once cauliflower is soft, remove from heat and strain out water. Pour steamed cauliflower into a high powered blender and add . Blend on high until reaching a smooth consistency.
- After your stew has cooked for an hour, check to see if beef is tender and veggies are soft. If needed, cook for an additional 15-20 minutes. Remove bay leaves from stew and serve.
- To serve, place a heaping scoop of mashed cauliflower in the bottom the bowl. Ladle stew on top of mashed cauliflower. Season with salt, pepper if needed and enjoy.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 1 hour 20 minutes
- Category: dinner, Main Course
- Cuisine: American, healthy dinner