21 Paleo Hotpots: Delicious, Easy and Warming Paleo Stews

By Megan McChesney

There’s something delicious and primal about a fragrant hotpot bubbling on the stove on a cold winter’s day – almost as good as sitting down to a big bowl of whatever is in that pot when the time’s right.
The great thing about most of the recipes in this paleo cookbook is that once your preparation is out of the way, your job is virtually done. The rest is just a matter of waiting for the flavours to slowly mingle over a low heat while you turn your mind to something else.
Indian, Brazilian, Caribbean, Italian, Spanish, Honduran, Greek, Cuban – there’s a wide variety of flavours in this book to tempt your taste buds and keep your winter dinner table an interesting and exciting place for friends and family alike.
Most of these recipes are uncomplicated. In some cases, it’s just a matter of throwing all your ingredients into a pot and waiting for them to cook. Voila!
Recipes in 21 Paleo Hotpots include:
Easy Tuscan Stew, Beef and Mushroom Ragout, Insanely Tasty Beef Rib Stew, Cuban Chicken Stew, Honduran Chicken and Lime Stew, Chicken and Pork Hotpot, Pork, Fennel and Orange Stew, Orange Lamb Neck Stew, Smoked Fish Stew with Kaffir Lime and much more!

• Language: English
• Publisher: BookBaby
• Release date: Nov 3, 2014
• ISBN: 9781483542560

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NOTES ON INGREDIENTS AND METHOD

Tinned tomatoes

Of course, fresh tomatoes are better and if you have access to them by all means use them. I allow around six chopped fresh tomatoes in place of each 400g (14oz) can. When using tinned tomatoes, buy organic where you can.

Coconut oil

Coconut oil is loaded with healthy fats and it’s also highly stable – both on the shelf and when heated. In cold weather, coconut oil solidifies. You will need to melt it first before using it in a marinade.

Fish sauce

Fish sauce is a strong, brown liquid made from fermenting small fish, often anchovies, in brine. To make sure it’s truly paleo, look out for varieties that contain nothing more than fish and salt.

Sweet potatoes vs common potatoes

They’re both carbs, right? So why are only sweet potatoes considered paleo?

The truth is, even too many sweet potatoes will negatively affect your insulin levels, making you more prone to metabolic syndrome. (Metabolic syndrome is a group of risk factors that increases your chances of developing chronic illnesses, including heart disease and diabetes.)

But the sweet potato still beats the common white potato in the health stakes. It’s all down to the glycemic index, which measures how different carbohydrates increase blood sugar after being eaten. The lower the glycemic index the better. The glycemic index of the common potato is 47 per cent higher than the sweet potato.

Wine

Many consider wine, made out of grape juice, to be a paleo-friendly alcohol. In cooking, nothing much can beat the smell of wine bubbling away in a hotpot. The good news is that after an hour’s cooking, only 25 per cent of alcohol remains in food. This drops to around 10 per cent after two hours and five per cent after two-and-a-half hours. My suggestion is that you use organic wine for