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bvtaylor
Wed, Jan-21-04, 21:53
This is by no means any sort of authentic dish--I made it up tonight, but my husband and I thought it was delish and even my son who is a picky eater loved it. Good warm comfort food.

3-4 lbs beef stew meat in chunks
4 turnips (about 8 oz each), peeled and cut in chunks
1/4 cup grapeseed oil
1 1/2 cups of water

4 - 8 oz weight mushrooms, sliced
1/2 medium onion sliced
2 tbsp butter
1 - 2 cups heavy cream
1/2 cup parmesan cheese

seasoning to taste (salt, pepper, oregano etc. -- Cavender's Greek Seasoning is perfect by itself).

In a dutch oven style pan, pour in the grapeseed oil, and brown the beef on high. Once it is brown, sprinkle seasonings on the beef, add the turnip chunks, add water, cover pan, reduce temperature to low/simmer and set timer for 2 hours.

When there is about 20 minutes left, melt butter in a sautee pan and sautee the mushroom and onion slices until they are tender. Then pour them into the pan with the beef. Add the cream and parmesan cheese, and let the whole thing simmer until the 2 hours are up. :yum:

Should make 6 - 8 large low-carb servings.

Can be served with a dollop of sour cream or a touch of hot sauce.

NOTE: To keep mushrooms in a stew from being bitter, I make a habit of sauteeing them with onions in butter and add them close to the end of the cooking cycle. This also helps retain the flavor of the onion.

SpecialK
Wed, Jan-21-04, 22:35
OMG, Am I an idiot....... When I first read "Cavender's" I thought 'What the heck is "Cadavers" Seasoning (*-*)
Blessings, Karen

adkpam
Tue, Jan-27-04, 12:55
Wow, this sounds great! And pretty simple to make, which I ALWAYS love.
Thanks, bvtaylor!

Si Belle
Wed, Jan-28-04, 10:38
Sounds delicious, are turnips ok for carb content?

AnnieMarin
Wed, Jan-28-04, 10:45
Yes turnips are fine, even on induction. They are in the 1 cup per day category.

bvtaylor
Wed, Jan-28-04, 23:59
Adkpam will probably agree that turnips really are wonderful once you get the hang of picking them and cooking them. They are really a wonderful double for potatoes, particularly diced in casseroles (awesome in breakfast casseroles) and stews, or I hear in faux mashed potatoes, although I haven't tried them that way yet. I've found that the perfect size of turnip is about 8 oz (fist size). Anything bigger is thready inside. 8 oz or less will cook to a creamy consistency.

According to fitday 8 oz of turnip (which I would say is about two servings) has 11 carbs minus 3 fiber = 8 net carbs, or 4 net carbs per serving.

Cooking turnips with meat seems to enhance the sweetness and minimize the bitterness. They can be a little bitter sometimes (I'm not sure what causes this), but I've noticed no bitterness in mixed food dishes like the one I posted in this thread. I made a roast lamb with slices of turnip, and even the kids said they tasted just like potatoes. However my mom made a dish with tomato sauce and when the turnips cooked in the sauce there was a distinctly bitter flavor. Could be the tomato acid or something she used in seasoning, but I'm not certain. With the lamb dish, the turnip absorbed the nice flavor of the roasting meat.

SpecialK
Thu, Jan-29-04, 10:46
bvtaylor,
Thanks for the tip about cooking with meat. That must be why my hashbrowns are soooo much better when I make them with bacon fat. Blessings, Karen

Michele-67
Thu, Jan-29-04, 17:34
Sounds yummy!!

It's just the kind of comfort food I loved in my pre-LC days. Perfect for the cold weather we've been having.

Thanks, bvtaylor.

bvtaylor
Tue, Feb-10-04, 14:21
I'm hearing good reviews on folks who have tried this recipe so far, and I'm very pleased!

I've also tried it with cauliflower and turnips together (when I was short turnips), but I think that the turnips alone are best for flavor. I will note that the quality/tenderness of the stew meat could alter cooking time down a little, if you wish.

Let me know your experiences.

missymagoo
Wed, Jul-14-04, 20:56
sounds really good. sue