Keto Slow Cooker Beef Stew
Keto slow cooker beef stew with radishes in place of potatoes. After 8 hours they turn mild and tender, in a rich tomato and beef broth with mushrooms and celery.
Ingredients
- 2 lb beef stew meat cut into 1.5 inch cubes
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- 1 lb radishes halved
- 8 oz mushrooms quartered
- 2 stalks celery sliced
- 1 large onion diced
- 4 cloves garlic crushed
- 3 cups beef broth
- 2 tbsp tomato paste
- 1 tsp dried rosemary
- 1 bay leaf
- 1 tsp xanthan gum
Instructions
- Season the beef and brown it in the oil in batches over high heat. Browned beef gives the stew its depth.
- Add the beef to the slow cooker with the radishes, mushrooms, celery, onion and garlic.
- Stir the tomato paste into the broth and pour it over. Add the rosemary and bay leaf.
- Cover and cook on LOW for 8 hours.
- Whisk the xanthan gum into a ladle of the hot liquid, stir it back in, and give it 10 minutes to thicken.
Notes
Per serving: 7g net carbs, 38g protein, 12g fat, 288 calories. Calculated from the ingredient list using USDA data.