Grandma's Versatile Stew WIP

Notes

• This was designed to be more ‘heart smart’ than a standard beef stew while also being adaptable to Keto/Low Carb diets.
• It’s even flexible enough to adapt to a vegan diet.
• Ingredients were selected to avoid common ‘filler foods’ that are nutritious but feature heavily in western diets day to day. Kind of a ‘get outside the go to foods’ style recipe.
• Options for using ‘go to foods’ are included for completeness.
• Spicing option left intentionally open-ended. Adjust to your preferences.

Main Protein

Pick ONE

• Pork shoulder, cubed + Diced chicken livers (Careful with the liver, less is more)
• Legumes (ie various beans) + Shredded Leafy, Dark Greens (ie. Spinach, Kale)

Main Filler

Pick ONE

• Acorn squash
• Potato (Standard Stew, don’t use this again below)
• Butternut Squash
• weet Potato (Standard Stew+, don’t use this again below)
• Legumes (don’t pick this if picking legumes above)

Accent Filler

Pick ONE

• Peas + Lentils + Parsnip
• Peas + Lentils + Turnip
• Peas + Lentils
• Peas + Potato
• Peas + Sweet Potato
• Peas

Thickening Agent

Pick ONE

• Mashed/Pureed Avocado (Neon green stew warning)
• Arrowroot (Healthier than flour/corn starch, same effect)
• Flour
• Corn starch
• Other options not listed

Spices

Add according to taste

• Thyme/Rosemary/Oregano/Similar
• Mustard powder
• Peppercorns
• Ground pepper

Work In Progress Notes

Attempt 1

Notes

• The pork was a little too overdone but was still mostly firm
• Added too much water / lentil and it quickly turned to wallpaper paste
• Overcooked turnip / acorn squash so they were mush
• Spicing was on point and flavorful
• Needs less overall cook time
• Needs less lentil