House Stew

As Nesta stays in the House of Wind and slowly gives into the plan Feyre laid out for her, the House frequently sent her bowls of stew in the library, at her desk, and in the dining room. There is no doubt that a good nourishing bowl of stew is good for the body and mind, a calm comfort in the midst of turmoil.

This one pot meal is a standby in my house and there’s almost always a pot simmering on the stove, especially as the summer days fade into Autumn. Eaten with bread, rice, or alone- this warming meal will help heal sore bodies and broken hearts.

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Ingredients:

1. Pork shoulder or Beef Chuck roast

2. fresh herbs: thyme, rosemary, and oregano, chopped or ripped up.

3. about 3 or 4 cloves of garlic

4. 1 medium onion, diced

5. 2 tablespoons of tomato paste

6. 3 or 4 carrots, sliced

7. 3 russet potatoes, cubed

8. 2 medium sweet potatoes, cubed

9. 1 medium Turnip, peeled and cubed

10. salt and pepper to taste

11. dash of cinnamon, turmeric, paprika, and nutmeg

12. 2 bay leaves

13. 1/2 cup of peas.

14. 2 tablespoons of butter

15. 1 quart of bone broth

Directions:

In a large Dutch oven, heat on medium, melt half the butter and sear the roast on all sides. Remove the roast from the pot and set aside for a few minutes in a bowl. Take the onions and garlic, and cook until translucent and aromatic, about 2 or 3 minutes. Add the remaining butter, and the tomato paste, and cook until it’s sort of melting together, add a few splashes of the broth to deglaze the pot. Now toss in the remaining vegetables: sweet potatoes, russets, turnip, carrots, and peas, and the cinnamon and nutmeg. Stir well, and then gently add the roast back into the pot along with any juices from the roast in the bowl, pour in the rest of the broth, and put the lid on. Reduce the heat to low, and let it simmer for a few hours, stirring occasionally and checking the fluid level of your creation. If you need to, you can either add more broth or some water to keep the meat moisturized and prevent burning. When the roast is falling apart and smells too good to leave it alone, it’s ready.

*You can absolutely use a crock pot for this too if you want to set it and forget it, just throw all ingredients in the crock pot set to low and let it go all day.

Now, you can either serve with a side of rice, eat it the way it comes out of the pot as a stew, scoop out just the meat and veg and devour it that way, thicken the broth to a gravy, eat with bread, on a sandwich, or just take a spoon to the pot and go at it.

I didn’t do a calorie count for this meal because I was focused on nourishing and warmth, but after some homework on my part I will update this post with the information.

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