Read The Healthy Spiralizer Cookbook Online
Authors: Rockridge Press
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.
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.