EBD Recipe: Beef Crumble Pie

Prep Time: 20 minutes

Cook Time: 25 minutes

Special Equipment: 9 x 13 Baking Dish

Beef Pie Ingredients

• 4 carrots, chopped in ¼ inch cubes
• 2 parsnips, chopped in ¼ inch cubes
• 3 medium white potatoes, chopped in ¼ inch cubes
• 2 cups butternut squash or sweet potato, chopped in ¼ inch cubes
• 1 small head broccoli, chopped
• Green peas
• 2 pounds ground beef
• 2 tablespoons tapioca starch (optional, just makes the sauce a bit thicker)
• 2 cups broth or more, as needed
• 2 teaspoons dried thyme or 2 tablespoons fresh.
• Salt and pepper

Crumble Ingredients

• 2 cups almond flour
• 1 teaspoon salt
• ¼ cup coconut oil and/or butter, softened
• ½ teaspoon baking soda

Steps

1. Bring a large pot of water to a boil.
2. Chop the carrots, parsnips, white potato, butternut squash (or sweet potato).
3. Add the veggies to the boiling water and boil for 10 minutes or until slightly soft.
4. Meanwhile, in a second pan, brown the ground beef over medium heat.
5. Now, preheat your oven to 350ºF.
6. When the veggies are slightly soft add the broccoli and peas and cook for 3 more minutes.
7. Drain the water. Add the cooked beef, thyme, salt and pepper to the pot. Combine.
8. Return the pot to the stove and bring heat to medium low.
9. Drizzle the tapioca starch over the mixture and stir so that the tapioca starch is distributed.
10. Add the broth and stir until the beef mixture is coated with a shiny, gravy-like liquid. Add more broth if necessary.
11. Put mixture in baking dish.
12. In a separate bowl, combine the crumble ingredients. You want the mixture to stick together in clumps when you squeeze it.
13. Spread the crumble over the beef mixture.
14. Bake for 25 minutes or until crumble becomes golden.

Yields 8 servings

For Chicken Crumble Pie, cook the chicken in advance and add 2 teaspoons of garlic powder.

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