Easy Crock Pot Bison Stew with Coconut and Ginger

Threw together a super-easy emergency stew the other day. It came out really good, so thought I'd share. Started with a pound of bison stew cubes from Gunpowder Bison, so it couldn't have gone too wrong, but even so...

Added 2 parsnips, sliced to 1" thick rounds; one 11-oz (approximate) juice box of coconut water; a piece of ginger about 1/2" thick and 2" long, peeled and sliced into very thin rounds; a dash of salt, one bay leaf, and about a dozen peppercorns. That's it. Threw it all in the crock pot set on low and went away for the day. Came back to be greeted at the door by a fabulous smell, and a follow-up taste that didn't disappoint. The tang and spice of the ginger and pepper, sweetness of the coconut and parsnips, and slight gaminess of the bison melded beautifully.

I just love it when happy kitchen alchemy happens with about no work on my part.