Stewing, Grilling, and Steaming Cooking Tips for Better Nutrition

Cooking healthy food doesn’t have to be complicated, but you may need to change habits a bit. If you want to start cooking and eating healthier, here are our best tips for you.

Stewing

When it comes to stewing, there are a few things that can make your life easier:

  • Feel free to use cheaper cuts of meat because stewing for a long time will make them tender anyway.
  • Add the vegetables later because they need much less time to cook than meat.
  • Plan enough time for your meal to be cooked properly—around two hours or more.
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• BRAISED SHORT RIB • 🍖🥘 As it got a little chillso again today I thought I’d do a nice bit of comfort cooking. ~ Recipe up in stories and highlights right now so you can cook along whenever you have the ingredients/time. ~ By omitting the tomato and booze this recipe is Paleo friendly and will still be reallllly delicious. ~ You’ll need: Frying pan Casserole dish / Slow cooker Any kind of meat that suits slow cooking, short rib, bavette, stewing steak, lambs neck whatever you have to hand. Some bone broth; I’ve used our organic beef bone broth but lamb, chicken or duck would work just as well. Some veg – I’m using traditional onion carrot and celery. If you’re low FODMAP and avoiding onion you can use leeks. I’m using garlic cloves but you could use wild garlic. To thicken I’m using arrowroot powder but you can use any flour/powder to thicken like cornflour, or normal plain flour. Don’t use almond flour or coconut flour it’ll go horribly grainy and taste weird. Trust me I’ve tried. Disaster. Herbs are pretty flexible too, and if you have a tomato vine with your tomatoes you can cook that in too, it imparts lovely flavour (but remember to remove it before serving). Booze or no booze your call; I’ve used some organic low-sulphite red wine but you could use any wine or even Madeira or port (maybe just a bit less than I’ve used). And a splash of vinegar makes all the difference imo. Trust yourself and add a little at a time. Taste as you go and you’ll get the swing of balancing the sour, sweet and saltiness. Then just be patient. Let it do it’s thing. It’s so worth the wait. ~ Ultimately the key is use what you have and make it your own, take your time and taste as you go. Slow cooking is pretty forgiving. ~ Will serve this later with a mash or polenta of some kind and some wilted greens. ~ This has definitely brightened up this dreary day. ☁️ . . . . . . . #braisedshortribs #shirtrib #slowfood #eatwell #bonebrothrecipes #bonebroth #organicfood #stewing #casserole #slowcooking #slowcooker #homecooking #comfortfood #britishfood #britishproduce #slowrecipe #onepotmeal #paleouk #paleocooking #grainfree #glutenfree #gfuk #lowfodmap #lowfodmapuk #paleocooking

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Grilling

Grilling is great for lean meat and veggies. Here’s how to make the most out of it:

  • Make sure your grill is preheated before cooking the food.
  • Closing the lid will preserve the heat and help you control the temperature.
  • Clean the grill after every use to prevent sticking.
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Steaming

If you want to eat food that went through the minimal cooking, these steaming tips are for you:

  • Don’t let water touch any part of your food if you want it to be steamed, not boiled.
  • Over-steaming food will only make it soggy—10-15 minutes should be enough for most foods.
  • Covering the steaming dish will make the process faster.
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