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Ok so I'm hoping to make some oxtail stew over the weekend, and I'm not having any luck coming up with what to put in the damn thing. Usually, you have onion carrot potato peas maybe celery maybe a turnip or what not.

Well carrots, potato, turnips, peas are RIGHT OUT if I'm eating paleo and sticking to the under 50g of carbs a day thing.

What do you put in a stew!?

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	just workout beforehand.. then you can afford (and enjoy) the extra carbs – Payam Mar 31 2011 at 20:59
	Parsnips--they look just like potatoes when cut up and cooked in soups and stews. Don't even peel 'em--just cut up and plunk in! – Wenchypoo Apr 1 2011 at 14:41

Aaron B. · Accepted Answer · 2011-03-31 21:10:34Z UTC

I mostly just keep stews fairly meat-heavy. Instead of a pound of meat and a few pounds of vegetables, I might have two pounds of meat and a pound of vegetables. You'd need a lot of onion and carrot to put you over the limit of most LC plans. Even a small amount of potato can fit sometimes. Green beans are always good in stews, and quite low-carb, if you don't consider them legumes to be avoided. Thicken with cream or reduction, so you don't add many carbs with a thickener.

If you're still having trouble making it add up, another option is to have your other meals that day be VLC, like meat and eggs only. It's usually best to spread your carbs out over all your meals to reduce their impact, but I think it's okay to bunch them up now and then.

sarah-ann · Answer 2 · 2011-03-31 20:53:18Z UTC

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Why are turnips out? Per portion not carby at all.

Having said that, don't consider carrots or parsnips to be an issue carb-wise at all. I've consistently lost weight while eating them (and the odd potato - gasp!)

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Yes, turnips are pretty low, especially if you discount fiber. – Ambimorph Mar 31 2011 at 23:28

Jason · Answer 3 · 2011-03-31 20:58:40Z UTC

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Cauliflower -- similar consistency to potatoes. I use them all the time.

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Thumper · Answer 4 · 2011-03-31 21:02:55Z UTC

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Leeks Cabbage Mushrooms Bamboo Shoots Zucchini Radish - to name a few - you just have to alter what a 'stew' is to you a little bit. experiment and see what you like in your stew.

answered Mar 31 2011 at 21:02

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	I am going to have to try the bamboo shoots. I need to check and see if the water chestnuts are good to go too. – Mikey Mar 31 2011 at 22:02
	water chestnuts are really high in carbs (they're seeds). A great website for carb content is: carbs-information.com/carbs-in-food.htm – Thumper Mar 31 2011 at 22:10
	i wouldn't stake my life on the info on the site - just a guide I use for the question: is X high in carbs or not – Thumper Mar 31 2011 at 22:38
	Bamboo shoots we found in our local store (looking for curry ingredients) were just as carby as the water chestnuts. We didn't head to an asian store to seek out more pure varieties but decided not to risk it. – Oranges13 Mar 31 2011 at 23:10

StalkingMySupper · Answer 5 · 2011-03-31 21:14:30Z UTC

Not sure how adventurous you're willing to go but here is what I do with Oxtail. There is a traditional Filipino dish called Kare-Kare. You take Oxtail and cook it in beef stock with green beans and eggplant (traditionally it also uses tripe, which I don't care for but feel free to if you want some offal!). When the soup comes to a boil, add 1 jar of natural, unsweetened peanut butter. Simmer it for an hour. It sounds weird, but the peanut butter combines with the gelatin from the oxtail beautifully and the stew is incredibly rich.

Shari Bambino · Answer 6 · 2011-03-31 21:37:03Z UTC

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I agree that you should rethink the turnips. They aren't a bad choice.

Mushrooms, cauliflower, celery and onions (I like pearl onions in stew) and maybe even a few carrots are what I normally use. If I have some peppers hanging around I throw them in as well.

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I love peppers! Unfortunately, the boyfriend does not :( – Oranges13 Mar 31 2011 at 23:10

sherpamelissa · Answer 7 · 2011-03-31 22:27:33Z UTC

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Zucchini and squash work for me, I just cube them up. Sweet potato too. I used rutabega in my last stew, but I don't know the carb content.

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JML · Answer 8 · 2011-04-01 02:17:28Z UTC

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Celeriac is only 6% starch and otherwise acts just like all those starchier tubers. I would use that mostly with some cabbage or bok choy.

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Caffrin · Answer 9 · 2011-04-01 03:09:24Z UTC

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Pumpkin would work well.

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Liam · Answer 10 · 2011-04-01 06:01:02Z UTC

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Mushrooms and celery are staples in English stews (stews are something we can cook over here).

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being · Answer 11 · 2011-04-01 19:12:41Z UTC

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cant believe no one has said kale yet. kale is the perfect veggie for low and slow soups and stews.

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