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Green Stew

Prep Time 30 minutes
Cook Time 4 hours
Course Main Course
Cuisine Persian

Ingredients
  

  • 2 lbs. beef stew meat (grass fed if you can get it), in 1-inch cubes
  • 1 onion (white, yellow, brown, whatever’s lying around) diced
  • 1 bunch parsley, chopped
  • 1 bunch spinach or kale (stems removed), chopped
  • 1 bunch chives, diced
  • 1 can kidney beans, drained & rinsed
  • 6 dried limes (or use Numi’s Dry Desert Lime Tea)
  • 2 tbsp. turmeric
  • 2 tbsp. fenugreek (optional)
  • 4 cups chicken broth or water
  • oil for cooking, either grapeseed or olive oil
  • salt & pepper to taste

Instructions
 

  • Heat oil in an extra-large frying pan.  
  • Season the stew meat with salt & pepper and brown in the pan.  Remove and set aside.
  • If needed, add a little oil to the pan and saute the onion until tender, about 2 minutes.  
  • Add turmeric & fenugreek and mix in the hot pan until fragrant, pasty and toasty, about 2 minutes.  
  • Slowly stir in chives, parsley, & greens and cook until tender.  Add browned meat and stir.  
  • Add enough water & broth to cover just cover the mixture.  
  • Take the 6 dried limes and crack the rind with either a fork (or with a meat mallet if you think the kids would like that part) and add them to the stew. 
  • Bring to a boil, then reduce to low.  
  • Let the whole thing simmer VERY LOW for 2-4 hours, adding water if it gets too dry.  The greens will be very dark, almost brown.
  • Remove the bits of dried lime and add the kidney beans and let it cook for 10-20 minutes to heat up the beans.  
  • If there is a lot of water left over, you can heat it up and boil it off, or just stir it in if you like it soupy.  Add salt if needed.
  • Serve over rice.
  • Feel righteous because you just ate so much green stuff.
Keyword dinner, slow cooker