Italian Beef Sandwich- All Phases

You can use my Hamburger Bun recipe for P1 or P3 to make delicious sandwiches your whole family will love. In P2, make lettuce wraps, or use thin slices of jicama to make tacos. Or top your salad with this yummy protein!

Italian Beef
All Phases
Makes 12 servings protein

3lb chuck or round roast, trimmed of fat
2 cups beef broth, divided
8 oz pepperoncini pepper slices, plus 1/4 cup juice from the jar
8 oz giardiniera (mild or spicy), chopped variety
1 T Italian seasoning
2 tsp xylitol or stevia equivalent
1-2 tsp garlic powder
1 tsp onion powder
1 tsp sea salt
1 tsp black pepper, ground
1/4 tsp dried thyme, ground


Bring meat to room temp for 30 minutes. Season liberally all sides with salt and pepper. Brown the meat in a hot skillet on all sides. While the meat browns, measure out your spices into a bowl and mix together.

Transfer the beef to a crock pot or slow cooker. Add some of the broth to the skillet and scrape up the bits on the bottom. Pour over the meat in the crock pot. Add half of the spice mixture over the beef. Add in the pepperoncini peppers and juice, giardiniera (no juice from this) and remaining broth. Sprinkle the remaining spice blend over everything. Cook on low for 8-10 hours until the meat is soft and shreds easily. Once the meat is shredded, mix with the juices in the crock pot and cook for 30 additional minutes.

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Waffles
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1/2 cup sorghum flour
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2 egg whites
2 egg whites, lightly beaten until foamy and loose
1 tsp baking powder
1 tsp baking soda
1/4 tsp xanthan gum
1/8 tsp salt
1 tsp vanilla
1 tsp xylitol or stevia/pure monk fruit equivalent


Heat up your waffle iron

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Fold the stiff egg whites into the batter- you want it to look lumpy and not smooth. Cook in preheated waffle iron, as directed by manufacturer.

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Phases 1 & 3

Makes 2 mugs of tea


3-4 slices fresh ginger

10 green cardamom pods, smashed

1 tsp black peppercorns

1 tsp whole cloves

2-3 whole star anise

1-2 cinnamon sticks 

1/2 whole nutmeg, broken

Sweetener to taste

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Phases 1 and 3 versions

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Phase 1- unsweetened oat or brown rice milk
Phase 3- unsweetened almond, coconut, cashew or oat

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2 cups plant based milk 
3-4 cinnamon sticks
1 vanilla bean
3-4 star anise
10 whole cloves
1 whole nutmeg, crushed
2 inch piece of fresh ginger, sliced
sweetener to taste (birch xylitol, pure monk fruit or pure stevia)

Split the vanilla bean lengthwise. No need to scrape as most flavor comes from the pod and not the caviar inside. 
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Keep in fridge

Pro Tip. If the flavor ends up stronger than you prefer, simply add more milk to get to the intensity you prefer. 

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