Day 4 – The Modified GAPS Diet and a Beef Soup Recipe

The diet is easier and easier. I made an amazing beef soup. It was the best I ever made, so I am sharing the recipe, which is modified from a Paula Dean beef stew recipe. My family is slowly joining me on this journey by default – my plan is working!

Ingredients

• 2 pounds stew beef
• 2 tablespoons olive oil or coconut oil
• 2 cups beef bone broth - see Recipes for broth making instructions and video on the left side of this blog
• 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
• 1 clove garlic, peeled
• 1 or 2 bay leaves
• 1 medium onion, sliced or finely chopped (we are finely chopped onion eaters)
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon pepper
• 1/2 teaspoon paprika
• Dash ground allspice or ground cloves
• 2 large carrots, shredded
• ½ small to medium cabbage shredded and pre-boiled  to remove thyroid inhibitors
• 2 cups peas

Directions

Brown meat in hot oil. Add beef broth, Worcestershire sauce, garlic, bay leaves, onion, salt, pepper, paprika, and allspice. Cover and simmer 1 1/2 to 2 hours. Remove bay leaves and garlic clove. Add carrots, peas, and pre-boiled cabbage. Cover and cook 10 minutes longer. Enjoy!

Comments

[Mandy]

Yum! I am going to make this for sure!!!

[Marvin Will]

This recipe is good for those who just got their tooth extracted, like me! LOL! My dentist in Charleston (SC) extracted my tooth due to cavities. This week, I've started searching soup recipes and other soft foods because I can't eat solid ones for the whole week. I'll include this as one of the meals this week.

[Amanda]

I'm not sure this is completely GAPS approved. Isn't worcestershire soft NOT allowed?

[Laura Combs]

The kind I bought was minimally offensive, and there is a line that each person has to figure out for themselves. For my family, a tablespoon of Worcestershire spread across all of that food wasn't a big deal. We also you 1/4 or 1/2 teaspoon of baking soda here and there, and that is not GAPS either. Given that we were on the super easy end of the GAPS spectrum, I let the line slide a little. How much sliding has been parts of discussion group meetings, and I found that it is different for each person and the illnesses they are trying to discuss.