Hearty Beef Stew

As I mentioned previously we are trying out some Paleo recipes and this is number one. You can find the original here and mine with alterations is below.

Note - we don't have beef or chicken stock on hand yet so I used bouillon cubes and water to replace that.

Ingredients
1 lb stewing beef
2 tbsp butter
4 cups water
4 Beef Bouillon Cubes
1 cup celery, chopped
3 carrots, peeled and chopped
2 potatoes, peeled and cubed
1 28oz can diced tomatoes
Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste
Chili Powder to taste

Directions

1. Combine the celery, carrots, potatoes and butter in a large pot. Cook for 3 to 5 minutes on medium heat, stir often.
2. Add the beef, tomatoes, water and bouillon cubes. Season to taste with salt and pepper and chili powder.
3. Cover the pot and let simmer for an hour. You can stir as often as you like.
4. Remove the lid and cook uncovered for about 45 minutes. 

Review
First let me start by saying that the original had to be changed because the husband doesn't like onions, rosemary or thyme. Those ingredients alone would change the flavor of this soup. Since we don't have beef stock on hand either I know the rich flavor probably wasn't there nearly as much as it could have been. I added a little chili powder for some extra flavor after letting it cook for time allotted.

With all of that being said this is a good soup. One that we have agreed we could eat once a month at least in rotation with our other soups. (We are getting quite the list of them now) I think next time I will try with half the amount of diced tomatoes though as they seemed to take over just a bit.

I would recommend trying this recipe even if you don't want to try my version at least try out the original.

I don't have a photo of the stew in the pot because we had already put it in the Tupperware but here is an image of what's inside. Looks yummy huh?