Sweet Potato and Beef Stew

Though technically sweet potatoes are a tropical plant, this recipe is too good not to share! Very hearty and filling yet doesn’t weigh you down, you won’t need seconds, but you will want them anyway. 

Ingredients

• 1 lb. sirloin chunks
• ghee or coconut oil
• 4 medium sweet potatoes
• 4 carrots
• 1-inch piece of fresh ginger 
• 1 medium onion
• 4-5 cloves of garlic
• 3 stalks of celery
• sea salt to taste
• 2 tsp. ground coriander
• 1/2 tsp. brown mustard seeds
• 1/4 tsp. ground ginger
• 1.5 tsp. freshly ground pepper
• 1 beef stock cube
• 1 bay leaf

Instructions

1. Brown the sirloin in a pan, salt and pepper generously.
2. Begin slicing the veggies while keeping an eye on the browning steak.
3. After the steak cubes are browned, set aside.
4. In a stock pot heat some coconut oil and add the carrots and onions.
5. Once browned, add the sweet potatoes and celery. Generously add sea salt.
6. Once everything is warmed up, add the ground spices, ginger, and garlic.
7. After everything is coated in the oil and gently salted, add in the steak cubes and stock with filtered water to preference.
8. Bring to a boil them simmer on low for at least two hours to tenderize the beef.