Below is my immune boosting garlic beef stew with an entire head of anti-bacterial garlic which acts as a natural antibiotic and of course vampire deterrent. ;) like roasted garlic's sweety savoriness tastes so different from spicy, raw garlic... this stew is mellow, warm and full of healthy things like sage (anti-microbial), cabbage (antioxidant) and iron-potent beef broth (to boost those red blood cells).
ULTRA Garlicky Beef Vegetable Stew
1 lb lean beef cut into 1 or 2 inch cubes
1 tsp. flour
4 tbs. olive oil
3/4 c. celery chopped into 3/4 inch pieces
1 large onion minced
4 cups water (or 2 c. water + 2 c. beef broth)
1 pkg. dry onion soup mix
1/4 red wine (or use 1 tbsp. applecider vinegar or red wine vinegar)
12 cloves garlic (peeled, pretty much the whole head cleaned)
1/2 tsp. dried thyme
1/2 tsp. cayenne or red pepper
1/8 ground dried sage
1/4 tsp. dried marjoram
1/4 tsp. salt (sea or kosher if you have it)
2 medium carrots, halved and cut into 1/4 inch pieces
1 red or green bell pepper cut into 1 inch pieces
4 small new potatoes, cut into 1 inch cubes
1 tbsp. of soy sauce (or Braggs Liquid Aminos)
1-1/2 cup of cabbage (or 1/4 head of cabbage)
Coat beef with flour and set aside. Heat 2 tbsp. oil in a large pot and brown beef (till medium) over medium heat for 10-12 minutes. Drain off most of fat, add celery and onion and saute for 3 minutes over medium heat. Add water and broth and bring to a boil. Reduce heat; add soup mix, wine, garlic, spices and beef. Mix thoroughly and simmer for 30 minutes, then add rest of ingredients and cook for 1-1/2 hours. Add cabbage during the last 30 minutes of cooking. Cook on medium heat until vegetables are tender and garlic has dissolved.
*I heavily altered an Original Recipe by David DiResta from "The Garlic Cookbook" 1994© (my version adds broth, stronger pepper, and replaces eggplant with cabbage)
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Bonus 2nd recipe this week... here are instructions for roasting garlic in oil (great smeared on bread or used in recipes). Feeling sickly? Eat an entire head of roasted garlic on bread with a bottle of red wine and go to bed early...
Garlic's health benefits
www.whfoods.com/genpage.php?tname=foodspice&dbid=60
Sage's health benefits
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17708648
Cabbage the Superfood
http://hubpages.com/health/CabbageSuperFoodforOptimumHealth
ULTRA Garlicky Beef Vegetable Stew
1 lb lean beef cut into 1 or 2 inch cubes
1 tsp. flour
4 tbs. olive oil
3/4 c. celery chopped into 3/4 inch pieces
1 large onion minced
4 cups water (or 2 c. water + 2 c. beef broth)
1 pkg. dry onion soup mix
1/4 red wine (or use 1 tbsp. applecider vinegar or red wine vinegar)
12 cloves garlic (peeled, pretty much the whole head cleaned)
1/2 tsp. dried thyme
1/2 tsp. cayenne or red pepper
1/8 ground dried sage
1/4 tsp. dried marjoram
1/4 tsp. salt (sea or kosher if you have it)
2 medium carrots, halved and cut into 1/4 inch pieces
1 red or green bell pepper cut into 1 inch pieces
4 small new potatoes, cut into 1 inch cubes
1 tbsp. of soy sauce (or Braggs Liquid Aminos)
1-1/2 cup of cabbage (or 1/4 head of cabbage)
Coat beef with flour and set aside. Heat 2 tbsp. oil in a large pot and brown beef (till medium) over medium heat for 10-12 minutes. Drain off most of fat, add celery and onion and saute for 3 minutes over medium heat. Add water and broth and bring to a boil. Reduce heat; add soup mix, wine, garlic, spices and beef. Mix thoroughly and simmer for 30 minutes, then add rest of ingredients and cook for 1-1/2 hours. Add cabbage during the last 30 minutes of cooking. Cook on medium heat until vegetables are tender and garlic has dissolved.
*I heavily altered an Original Recipe by David DiResta from "The Garlic Cookbook" 1994© (my version adds broth, stronger pepper, and replaces eggplant with cabbage)
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Bonus 2nd recipe this week... here are instructions for roasting garlic in oil (great smeared on bread or used in recipes). Feeling sickly? Eat an entire head of roasted garlic on bread with a bottle of red wine and go to bed early...
Garlic's health benefits
www.whfoods.com/genpage.php?tname=foodspice&dbid=60
Sage's health benefits
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17708648
Cabbage the Superfood
http://hubpages.com/health/CabbageSuperFoodforOptimumHealth