Spiced Beef and Sweet Potato Stew

Chuck simmered with cumin and cinnamon until it gives, then sweet potatoes finish in the same pot. A two-hour stew where the pot does ninety minutes of the work on its own.

Serves 4120 minutes paleogluten-freedairy-freehigh-protein

• ✓Beef chuck is one of the best-value sources of protein and iron at the meat counter.
• ✓Sweet potatoes bring fiber and beta-carotene, and thicken the stew as they cook.
• ✓The pot is built on olive oil, tomatoes and warm spices — no flour, no cream.

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Ingredients

• •2 lb / 900 g beef chuck, in 1½-inch pieces
• •3 tbsp olive oil
• •1 onion, chopped
• •3 cloves garlic, sliced
• •2 tsp ground cumin
• •1 tsp ground cinnamon
• •1 tsp smoked paprika
• •1 can (14 oz / 400 g) chopped tomatoes
• •2 cups / 500 ml beef stock
• •2 medium sweet potatoes, in large chunks
• •big handful cilantro or parsley
• •salt and black pepper

Method

1. Season the beef and brown it in the oil in batches over high heat — do not crowd the pot. Set aside.
2. Soften the onion in the same pot, 5 minutes; add the garlic and spices for one minute.
3. Return the beef with the tomatoes and stock. Simmer with the lid ajar, 1 hour 15 minutes.
4. Add the sweet potatoes; cook 25–30 minutes more until beef and potatoes are both tender.
5. Season hard and scatter the herbs.

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