Stew Sunday- Beef Stout Stew

We have a Irish inspired recipe today in honor of St. Patrick's day.  I am not Irish, but St. Patrick is the patron saint of engineers. I have fond memories of St. Patrick Day celebrations when I was an engineering student at UWM. All classes for the day were cancelled.

All of the student organizations did some kind of event.  One of the groups I belonged to always grilled brats and sold them with the potato salad we made. It was our major fundraiser for the year.

I made this recipe earlier in the week. It makes eight servings, so I divided it in half and froze half for another week.

I used the crock pot to do this recipe.  I just threw everything in and let it cooked while I worked in my office.  I served this over mashed potatoes, noodles would be good as well. Hope you enjoy it!

4 cups beef bone broth
1 can ( about 2 cups) Guinness Extra Stout
3 lb beef roast
1/2 yellow onion chopped
8 ounces white button mushrooms sliced
2 carrots chopped
1 teaspoon salt
t teaspoon pepper
1 tablespoon stone ground mustard
1 tablespoon brown sugar

1/4 cup water
2 tablespoons arrowroot powder ( can use corn starch)

Grease a crock pot with olive oil. Add all of the ingredients except the water and arrowroot powder.
Cook on low for 8 hours or until the roast begins to fall apart.

Drain of the liquids to a sauce pan and heat on medium heat.  Mix the water and arrowroot powder together. When the liquid begins to boil, add the arrowroot mixture.  Cook until the sauce thickens. 
Return to the crock pot.  Serves 8

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Chris Wodke

Founder & Manager Team CMT

www.run4cmt.com

Chris is a triathlete and long distance runner. She is a three time participant of the Boston Marathon.  In 2012 she finished 2nd at Boston in the Mobility Impaired Division. She was on the course in 2013 when the bombs exploded.

She has appeared three times at the Paratriathlon National Triathlon Sprint Championship. She was the 2012 and 2014 National Champion Paratriathlon Open Division Champion.

In 2014 she was the PC Open Champion at the Duathlon National Championship and at the Aqua bike National Championship in 2016. She represented Team USA at the Aquathon ITU World Championship in Chicago in 2015 and at the World championship in Cozumel in 2016.  

 In 2014 she represented the U.S. as a paratriathlete at the Pan-American Triathlon Championship in Dallas, Texas.  She has won state championships in cycling and triathlon as a senior Olympian. In 2017 she placed 2^nd in her age group at the Winter Triathlon National Championship, earning a spot on Team USA for the World Championship.

She travels around the country raising awareness of CMT.

She is the author of the book, “Running for My Life” that details her experience as a CMT affected athlete.

http://www.henschelhausbooks.com/catalog/memoir-biography/215-running-for-my-life-winning-for-cmt-9781595982827.html

You may visit her author page at:
http://www.amazon.com/Christine-Wodke/e/B00IJ02HX6

Team CMT is a group of athletes and supporters working to raise awareness and to find a cure for CMT. We have 213 members in 39 states. We also have members in Australia, England, Scotland, Canada, Vietnam, Turkey, Finland, Scotland, France, Poland, Iran, Norway and Sweden. If you wish to join us visit our web site; www.run4cmt.com or www.hnf-cure.org

CMT or Charcot-Marie-Tooth is the most commonly inherited peripheral neuropathy. It affects over 155,000 Americans (as many as MS).  It is a disease of the nerves that control the muscles. It is slowly progressive, causing loss of normal function and or sensation in the lower legs/feet and arms/hands.

Symptoms include; muscle wasting in the lower legs and feet leading to foot drop, poor balance and gait problems Atrophy in the hands causes difficulty with manual dexterity.

Structural foot deformities such as high arches and hammer toes are common.

Poor tolerance for cool or cold temperatures and many people have chronically cold hands and feet.

Additional symptoms may include fatigue, sleep apnea, breathing difficulties and hearing loss.

Additional Link

Follow CMT affected Paratriathlete Timmy Dixon
http://cmtamputee.wordpress.com/

Follow CMT Author Chris Steinke
https://cmtandmesite.wordpress.com/2017/01/30/what-is-charcot-marie-tooth-disease/

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