Finnish Karelian stew

beef

🥗Healthier: bison

💰Cheaper: chicken

Bison is leaner, while chicken is often less expensive.

pork

🥗Healthier: turkey

💰Cheaper: pork shoulder

Turkey is leaner, and pork shoulder is more affordable.

butter

🥗Healthier: olive oil

💰Cheaper: margarine

Olive oil is healthier, while margarine is a cost-effective substitute.

bay leaves

🥗Healthier: dried thyme

💰Cheaper: oregano

Thyme offers similar flavor with fewer calories, and oregano is often cheaper.

Start by roughly chopping 500 g of carrots.

Roughly chop 500 g of onions.

Cut 1 kg of pork shoulder into steaks and then cube it into fairly large pieces.

Cut 1 kg of chuck roll into fairly large cubes, leaving some silver skin on.

In a large pot, splash some oil in the bottom.

Layer in a bit of beef, a bit of pork, some carrots, some onions, a bay leaf, some o spice, and a bit of salt and pepper.

Pour in one can of beer and repeat the layering process until all ingredients are used up.

Cover the pot with a lid and prepare a fire.

Once the fire is going, place the pot in the fireplace to cook overnight.

Let the stew cook for about 10-11 hours until the meat is fall-apart tender.

Serve the stew with mashed potatoes.

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