It’s been raining like crazy and cold here in Chico, so what’s better to warm up the body and soul than some stew. This recipe is almost too easy – total comfort food AND it’s super diverse. Here is the basic recipe but I say add whatever you want and I bet it will be even better! Oh, and I’m mildly obsessed with mashed cauliflower and experimenting with different ways to spice it up. Below you’ll also find an easy version of my favorite mash.
Garlic Beef Stew
Ingredients
- 1.5 - 2 lbs of grass fed stew meat
- 1 yellow onion diced
- 4-6 carrots diced
- 4-6 stalks of celery diced
- 6-12 mashed cloves of garlic I used the jarred crushed garlic from TJ's
- palm full of ground marjoram
- sea salt and black pepper to taste
- 1 small can tomato paste
- splash of chicken broth
Instructions
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Throw it all in your crock pot, mix well, cook all day on low. It's a lot of garlic but it mellows from the long cooking time and your house will smell amazing!
Savory Cauliflower Mash
Ingredients
- 1 giant head of organic cauliflower steamed until soft
- big hunk of Kerrygold Irish butter
- palm full of turmeric powder
- sea salt and white pepper to taste
Instructions
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Blend all ingredients in a food processor. I like to leave mine a little lumpy for texture.
This sounds yummy and easy. Will try this out!! Thank you for all the wonderful ideas!!
Renee
Curry & cauliflower are a match made in gastronomic heaven
Great recipe! Thank you for inspiring my own paleo cooking! I tried your cauliflower mash last night and it was delicious! Great choice of seasonings! I look forward to trying more of your recipes. Thanks for sharing!
I LOVE you website!!!!! Thanl you so much for making paleo food fun and delicious! you are a life saver!!!
Hi Sarah, would you believe that I had never even heard of a crock pot until I read about it on your website? And thanks to your love for it, I actually decided to buy one. Took me a while to find one though, because believe it or not, while crock pots may be widely known and used throughout The States, over here in The Netherlands, the most common reaction to the word crock pot is “a what?”. Anyway, even though it’s Midsummer here, I was in a stew-mood all of a sudden and made your garlic beef stew. I absolutely loved it! So thanks for introducing me to the crock pot and for another great recipe!
Crock pot is a brand name, in Australia we just call them slow cookers :). Just got my hands on one and I’m trying this recipe tonight! Thanks!!
Hey Joe – you are totally right – I’m just a creature of habit and grew up with a mom who called all slow cookers a crock pot so thus, I am a product of my environment… Ha ha!! I hope the stew turns out good for you!!! : )
This one was fantastic – thank you!
I’m searching and searching….but can’t find the garlic cauliflower recipe. Can you point me to it?
Hi Penny, Is this the one you’re looking for? http://everydaypaleo.com/2010/09/27/how-hot-is-your-kitchen-another-cooking-demo/
Hi Sarah,
Thanks for all of the great recipes! I am just starting out and because there are so many delicious meats and veggies, surprisingly, my husband is joining me, too! My 6-year old loves fried chicken wings that are a common menu item on all of the local restaurants in The Bahamas (I don’t make them at home). Until, I tried your roasted chicken, I had nothing to compete with his desire for chicken wings. He absolutely loved the chicken (skin mostly…don’t know what to do about that…any ideas, or is it OK?), but he ate his fair share of meat too. Just curious on what type of food processor that you recommend? You might want to add that too as one of your Amazon links (unless, I just did not look good:-).
Thanks again and looking forward to more kid tips (starting off a 6 mo. old soon on foods…not cereal..suggestions??)
Kwanza
Hi Kwanza! Eating the chicken skin is just fine – really good actually!! Animal fat is not bad, especially if coming from a free range chicken! : ) I use a black & decker food processor. Here’s the link to it on my store! http://astore.amazon.com/everpale-20/detail/B001UOLQP8
Hello .
Love all the website recipes so far !! I have to ask about the cauliflower mash, it says to add butter? I thought butter was not paleo friendly ?? Thanks
Hey Minipax,
If you have any sort of autoimmune issue I would advise to stay away from butter, otherwise if you are healthy, having some grass fed organic butter now and then is fine as long as you feel ok eating it! You can also make clarified butter to remove all the milk solids so that it’s virtually just fat. : )
Holy Buckets! . . . this stew is some GOOD EATS!!! Prepped everything starting around 10am and threw into a crock pot — at 7:50pm I’m mowing down my third bowl.
This beef stew is delicious! It’s my boyfriend’s favorite dish that I make and he doesn’t even know he’s eating paleo haha! Go Sarah! Another winner.
Made this on Tuesday…what glorious smells when I opened the front door from a LONG day at work. Served it with mashed rutabetgas with tumeric (who knew mashed rutabegas could be good). Yummy. Thanks for a great site which inspires me to try new things.
Thank you Jessica! So glad you liked this one, it’s one of my favorites. : )
Just finished having this for dinner, I served the stew over the mash, it was sooooooooo good!!! The mash reminded me so much of risotto!! Thanks again for more great recipes, I love my crockpot and use it as often as I can. 2 nights in a row of delicious recipes, my husband can hardly contain himself, and I feel like an amazing paleo cook!!!
Awesome Melissa!!
Hi! I looooove this recipe! I’m going to make it, except that I don’t have a crock pot/slow cooker. HOw long would you recommend to cook this in a dutch oven? Thank you!!!
I would cook it for at least 1.5 hours, check to see if the meat is fall apart tender and if not, go a bit longer. : )
Got it in the cooker now. Baulking at the cauliflower at $6 + a head (at the moment in Australia) – will try that next time!
Hey Sarah,
We made this yesterday and the family loved it. I”m looking forward to seeing you in September in B-more.
I just made both of these recipes and they were a hit! My 10 month and 3 year old daughter just chowed down! I will be getting your book for sure!
Awesome Kellie, and thank you very much!!
Thanks for another simple to prepare, delicious meal! This went over well even with my picky eaters. The mash was a big hit.
Fall is here and its rainy and cold. I immediately started having a hankering for this stew which I rememebered from its original posting this last winter…. hmmmm looking so forward to having its warm goodness in my belly. I want to thank you for making paleo possible in a house where my other half thought moving in with me was going to be a foodie nightmare. he has since come around realizing that Paleo doesn’t mean giving up good food, it just means eating better food, and most of the time TASTY food. (and he no longer jokingly says i deprive my son of the good things in life. I have a 4 year old who not only understands why we eat this way and can explain it to friends and family, but chooses to eat Paleo even when he is not around me and can order paleo from any menu in town without assistance. proud Mama here! ) thanks again and I am soooo excited for stew tonight!
Loved the stew and the cauliflower, easy to make. I made the stew with bison and it was delicious.
So glad you enjoyed it!!
We had the cauliflower mash last night and it was delicious! Instead of adding turmeric, I used the Kerrygold butter that is the garlic and herb kind and it was fantastic! A great substitute for mashed potatoes. We are having the stew tonight…looking forward to it!
Thanks for your recipes! We are paleo for about 9 weeks now, feeling great and loving it!
I made this tonight and it was really good!
This sounds delicious–any way to make it in a pot on the stove? How long would you recommend cooking it for? I’m a college student on a budget and don’t have/can’t afford to buy a crock pot. Thank you!
Have a couple of pounds of grass-fed beef in the fridge, just hit Trader Joe’s for mirepoix and decided to search your site for beef stew – in the slowcooker – and voila! You never fail to come through for us! Thanks Sarah.
I’m still new to the crockpot world and recently started exploring the world of paleo… when your recipe calls to “cook all day” could you give me a rough hour range? high or low? Thanks for your help! I’m loving the recipes!!
about 6-8 hours!
my husband said this is one of the best meals I have ever made! Thanks!
I have been looking for years for a beef stew recipe with great flavor that was thick and we loved. I have finally found it with this recipe. My new go to stew recipe!
Hi I would love to try this but can’t have tomato paste, have you tried it without or sub’d it with anything else before?
Thanks!
So funny – I was just coming on to comment that I forgot to get the tomato paste when I was out shopping. I subbed with a jar of chunky Newman’s Own medium salsa, and it was really good!! It added some more texture with the tomatoes, and a little bit of kick. Everything blended really well and it didn’t have a Mexican taste to it.
Thanks for a great recipe – its going into the rotation!!
Simone- I can not have any tomatoes either and just wondered if you ended up making it without or what substitue did you use?
The crock pot is my nemesis. I really want to try this recipe but all of my other attempts over the years have been failure that I don’t want to waste the ingredients. If I mention I want to try a new crock pot recipe my husband groans. This recipe only needs a “splash” of broth? My husband says I dry stuff out in the slow cooker because I do not add enough liquid. Even when I follow a recipe exact it is a flop. I’ve changed slow cookers over the years with no luck. Any tips? What could I be doing wrong?
I was wondering the same thing about the splash of broth? how much is a splash? and is this dry? can someone reply or leave a comment about the liquid. Thanks…
About 1/4 cup will work and the meat creates a lot of juice on it’s own so no, it won’t turn out dry!
I substitute canned pureed pumpkin or any orange squash in recipes for part of all of tomato sauce much of the time. Great texture, takes on spices and other flavors well, lower carb and not a nightshade. Also some of my friends and family have difficulty digesting tomato but not squashes. 🙂