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BEEF STEW
WITH CELERIAC EGG NOODLES

PREP TIME: 20 MINUTES / COOK TIME: 10 HOURS

This hearty beef stew is ready when you get home because you make it in the slow cooker. All you need to do is spend about 5 minutes putting together your egg noodles and warming them up, and you’re ready to go.

IDEAL FOR HAND-CRANK SPIRALIZERS

Straight blade

Blade A

SERVES 4

GLUTEN-FREE, PALEO-FRIENDLY

PER SERVING:
Calories: 477; Total Fat: 18g; Saturated Fat: 4g; Cholesterol: 101mg;
Total Carbs: 29g; Fiber: 6g; Protein: 42g

Spiralizer alternative:
If you do not have a hand-crank spiralizer, use a vegetable peeler to make the celeriac into noodles.

FOR THE STEW

1 pound beef chuck, cut into 1-inch pieces

1 onion, chopped

3 carrots, chopped

1 celery stalk, chopped

1 pound button mushrooms, halved

4 garlic cloves, chopped

1 cup dry red wine

1 cup Basic Meat or Poultry Stock (
here
), made from beef

1 teaspoon dried thyme

1 teaspoon onion powder

1 teaspoon dried rosemary

1 teaspoon sea salt

¼ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper

FOR THE NOODLES

3 tablespoons olive oil

2 celeriac, greens removed, peeled, ends cut flat, and spiralized into ribboned noodles

2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley

TO MAKE THE STEW

Put all of the ingredients in a 6-quart slow cooker. Cook, covered, on low, for 8 to 10 hours, until the meat is tender.

TO MAKE THE NOODLES

1. In a large sauté pan, heat the olive oil over medium-high heat until it shimmers.

2. Add the noodles and cook, stirring frequently, until al dente, 5 to 7 minutes.

3. Stir in the parsley.

4. Serve the stew over the noodles.

SLOW COOKER PORK, FENNEL, RED ONION, AND CABBAGE
OVER APPLE NOODLES

PREP TIME: 20 MINUTES / COOK TIME: 10 HOURS

With cabbage and apples in season in the fall, this makes the perfect dish for a chilly autumn evening. While the recipe calls for pork shoulder, you can also use country-style spare ribs. Cooking it in the slow cooker makes this meal a snap.

IDEAL FOR HAND-CRANK SPIRALIZERS

Shredder blade

Blade D

SERVES 4

GLUTEN-FREE, PALEO-FRIENDLY

PER SERVING:
Calories: 577; Total Fat: 36g; Saturated Fat: 11g; Cholesterol: 102mg;
Total Carbs: 39g; Fiber: 10g; Protein: 29g

Spiralizer alternative:
If you don’t have the ability to make the wide noodles on your spiralizer, you can also use a vegetable peeler to make them.

FOR THE PORK

1 pound pork shoulder, cut into 1-inch pieces

1 fennel bulb, chopped

½ head cabbage, chopped

1 red onion, sliced

¼ cup apple cider vinegar

1 cup Basic Meat or Poultry Stock (
here
), made from chicken

1 teaspoon ground cinnamon

1 teaspoon garlic powder

½ teaspoon dried sage

1 teaspoon sea salt

¼ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper

FOR THE NOODLES

3 tablespoons olive oil

4 apples, stemmed, cored, ends cut flat, and spiralized into wide noodles

TO MAKE THE STEW

1. In a 6-quart slow cooker, combine all of the ingredients.

2. Cover and cook on low for 8 to 10 hours.

TO MAKE THE APPLE NOODLES

1. In a large sauté pan, heat the olive oil over medium-high heat until it shimmers.

2. Add the apple noodles and cook, stirring frequently, until al dente, about 5 minutes.

 

Make it lighter:
If the apples are too high in carbs for you, you can replace them with zucchini.

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