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Carnivore Beef and Lamb Stew
Video by Ketogenic Woman on YouTube · Open on YouTube
- Carnivore
- Low carb (0.2 g net carbs) but not keto: 52% of the energy is from fat, and keto meals get about 60% or more
- Gluten-free ingredients
- Dairy-free
- Nut-free
Contains: none of the common allergens in the listed ingredients. Check labels on stock, sauces and spice mixes.
Beef and lamb slow-cooked in bone broth give about 43 g protein per serve, more than a day's vitamin B12 and most of a day's zinc, with nothing added but salt and a little tallow.
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Ingredients 5
Method
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- Pat the beef and lamb dry and season with the salt. 1:20
- Melt the tallow on the sauté setting of a pressure cooker (or in a heavy pot). Brown the lamb on all sides and lift it out, then brown the beef in the rendered fat. 1:47
- Return the lamb, pour in the bone broth and seal the lid. 4:40
- Pressure cook on the meat/stew setting for 40–45 minutes, then let the pressure release naturally for 10 minutes. (Slow cooker: 6–8 hours; covered pot on the stove: about 2½ hours.) 6:44
- Taste the broth, add salt if needed, and serve the meat in bowls with plenty of the broth. 8:28
Tip. Serves 6 (our estimate, from 2½ lb of meat). The lamb is optional: use all beef if you prefer. Extra broth makes a good base for soup. Keeps 4 days in the fridge or 3 months frozen.
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One serve gives you 1 of 6
Where the energy comes from one serve
- Net carbs 0%
- Protein 47%
- Fat 53%
Very low carb: under 10% of the energy is from carbs.
Vitamins & minerals % of a day, one serve · tap for more
Vitamin B12 High161%
3.9 µg a serve, mostly from beef stewing meat (60%). Keeps nerves and blood cells healthy. Found almost only in animal foods and fortified foods (some plant milks, nutritional yeast), so vegans need a reliable source.
Zinc High92%
10 mg a serve, mostly from beef stewing meat (70%). Needed for immunity, wound healing, taste and growth. Meat, seafood, legumes, seeds and whole grains supply it.
Selenium High82%
45 µg a serve, mostly from beef stewing meat (65%). Part of the body's antioxidant enzymes and needed for thyroid hormones. Seafood, eggs, meat and Brazil nuts are rich sources.
Vitamin B6 High31%
0.5 mg a serve, mostly from beef stewing meat (83%). Helps turn food into energy and make brain messengers. Chickpeas, fish, poultry, potatoes and bananas are good sources.
Iron High21%
3.8 mg a serve, mostly from beef stewing meat (66%). Carries oxygen in your blood. Iron from plants absorbs better with vitamin C in the same meal — lemon, tomato or capsicum.
Omega-3 Source15%
0.2 g a serve, mostly from lamb shoulder (79%). Omega-3 fats support the heart and brain. Oily fish give EPA and DHA; walnuts, flax, chia and canola give ALA, which the body converts only a little.
Potassium Source10%
460 mg a serve, mostly from beef stewing meat (59%). Balances sodium to help control blood pressure and keeps muscles and nerves working. Beans, potatoes, leafy greens and fruit are rich sources.
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Magnesium8%
35 mg a serve, mostly from beef stewing meat (56%). Takes part in hundreds of reactions — energy, muscles, nerves, blood sugar and bones. Nuts, seeds, legumes and whole grains are good sources.
Folate5%
20 µg a serve, mostly from lamb shoulder (61%). Needed to make DNA and new cells — especially important before and in early pregnancy. Legumes and leafy greens are rich sources.
Vitamin K3%
4 µg a serve, mostly from lamb shoulder (66%). Needed for blood clotting and bones. Leafy greens and herbs are very rich in it. If you take warfarin, keep your intake steady and talk to your doctor.
Calcium2%
29 mg a serve, mostly from beef stewing meat (46%). Builds bones and teeth and helps muscles and nerves work. Dairy, calcium-set tofu, sardines with their bones and some greens supply it.
Vitamin E2%
0.3 mg a serve, mostly from beef tallow (40%). An antioxidant that protects cell membranes. Nuts, seeds and plant oils such as olive oil are the main sources.
Vitamin D1%
0.1 µg a serve, mostly from beef stewing meat (60%). Helps you absorb calcium for bones and supports muscles. Few foods have much — oily fish, eggs, UV-exposed mushrooms, fortified milks. Sunlight is the main source.
Vitamin A0%
1.7 µg a serve, mostly from beef stewing meat (100%). Keeps eyes, skin and the immune system healthy. Orange vegetables and dark greens give beta-carotene, which the body turns into vitamin A.
Vitamin C0%
0 mg a serve. An antioxidant needed for collagen, immunity and iron absorption. Long cooking destroys some, so raw herbs, citrus and capsicum help.
Estimated from the ingredient list with USDA FoodData Central values; % of a day uses the food-label daily values. How this works
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Recipe and video by Ketogenic Woman; the method summary, nutrition estimate and diet notes are Notbroken’s. General information about food, not dietary advice.