This hearty and cozy beef and farro stew is made with ingredients that could be found in the pantry or picked up at any grocery store. It’s filling and made in one pot, with fewer dishes to wash.
1 can of diced tomatoes (26.5 oz or 750 g or 3 cups)
5 cups of water
3 teaspoons of salt
2 cans of red beans (rinsed)
How to Make It
1. Gather the ingredients. Heat a large dutch oven pot on medium-high heat, add a tablespoon of ghee. Trim and dice celery small, add to the pot and saute for 3-4 minutes till it gets soft.
2. To the same pot add ground beef, use a wooden spoon to break down large chunks, cook till no longer red.
3. Rinse farro till water runs clear and not white, add to the pot.
4. Add a can of diced tomatoes, 5 cups of water, salt, bring to boil.
5. Once the stew is boiling reduce the heat to low, cover with top leaving the small opening, and simmer on low for 30 minutes.
6. While stew is cooking open and rinse the beans. Add to the pot at the end.
Recipe Tips
Healthy tip. If possible use meat from a grass-fed cow.
Variations. Add some more flavor if desire, great with a splash of apple cider vinegar, cumin spice or paprika spice.
Serve with shredded cheese on top or a dollop of yogurt.
To make this dish gluten-free use quinoa or millet instead of farro.
This hearty and cozy stew made with simple real food ingredients that could be picked up at any grocery store. Filling and made in one-pot, fewer dishes to wash.
Heat a large dutch oven pot on medium-high heat, add a tablespoon of ghee. Trim and dice celery small, add to the pot and saute for 3-4 minutes till it gets soft.
To the same pot add ground beef, use a wooden spoon to break down large chunks, cook till no longer red.
Rinse farro till water runs clear and not white, add to the pot.
Add a can of diced tomatoes, 5 cups of water, salt, bring to boil.
Once the stew is boiling reduce the heat to low, cover with top leaving the small opening, and simmer on low for 30 minutes.
While stew is cooking open and rinse the beans. Add to the pot at the end.
Notes
-If possible use meat from a grass-fed cow.-Add some more flavor if desire, great with a splash of apple cider vinegar, cumin spice, or paprika spice.-Serve with shredded cheese on top or a dollop of yogurt.-To make this dish gluten-free use quinoa or millet instead of farro.
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