Slow Cooker Paleo Beef Stew

Ingredients:

• 3 lbs. beef chuck, cubed
• 1 onion, chopped
• 1 cup red wine
• 6 fresh shitake mushrooms, sliced
• 3 garlic cloves, minced
• 1 14 oz. can plum tomatoes
• 4 carrots, cut into 1-inch pieces
• 3 cups beef stock
• 1/2 head of cabbage, chopped
• 1 bay leaf
• Cooking fat
• Sea salt and freshly ground pepper

Instructions:

1. Season the beef with salt and pepper, then heat a pan with some cooking fat to medium-high heat.
2. Add the beef to pan and brown the meat on all sides.
3. Set the beef aside, and cook the onion, garlic, and mushrooms for about 7 minutes with a little more cooking fat added to the pan.
4. Place the remaining ingredients, except the cabbage in your slow cooker. Season again to taste.
5. Cook on low for 6 hours.
6. Add the cabbage and cook for another hour.
7. Remove the bay leaf and serve.