Boiled Beef with Root Vegetables (Zone)

Finely diced shank stew balanced to Zone blocks

• 5 portions x 3 Zone blocks (15 protein blocks total)
• Prep 25 min
• Cook 1.5-2 h
• Zone Diet / Bulgarian

Source: Workbook sheet «Телешко варено» — kakvodaqm / Zone

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Ingredients

• 420 g beef shank, boneless lean meat
• 120 g onion
• 150 g carrot
• 100 g celery root
• 70 g parsnip (or +50 g potatoes if none)
• 70 g red pepper
• 550 g potatoes
• 5 tsp olive oil (omit if shank very fatty)
• Black pepper, bay leaf, parsley, turmeric

Method

1. Boil shank with salt, 5-6 peppercorns, 1 bay leaf until very tender (pressure cooker OK).
2. Bone out; keep cartilage, tendons, marrow. Strain broth.
3. Simmer broth with all vegetables cut very small, salt if needed, turmeric until soft.
4. Add finely shredded meat; bring to boil; off heat; finish with parsley.
5. Cut everything small so each ladle is balanced.

Whole batch ~15 protein blocks. Divide into 5 portions = 3 blocks each.
Source: kakvodaqm.