Abita Beef Stew In A Crock Pot Food

SLOW-COOKER BEEF STEW

Steps:

• Layer the potatoes, carrots, onion and celery in a 5-qt. slow cooker. Place flour in a large shallow dish. Add stew meat; turn to coat evenly. In a large skillet, brown meat in oil in batches. Place over vegetables., In a large bowl, combine the tomatoes, broth, mustard, salt, pepper, thyme and, if desired, browning sauce. Pour over beef. Cover and cook on low for 7-8 hours, or until the meat and vegetables are tender. If desired, sprinkle with fresh thyme before serving.

SLOW COOKER HEARTY BEEF STEW

Steps:

• Season the beef with black pepper. Coat the beef with 2 tablespoons of the flour. Heat the oil in a 10-inch skillet over medium-high heat. Add the beef in 2 batches and cook until it's well browned, stirring often.
• Place the potatoes, carrots, onions and garlic into a 5-quart slow cooker. Top with the beef. Add 3 cups of the stock, Worcestershire, thyme and bay leaf.
• Cover and cook on LOW for 10 to 11 hours* or until the beef is fork-tender. Remove and discard the bay leaf.
• Stir the remaining flour and stock in a small bowl until the mixture is smooth. Stir the flour mixture and peas in the cooker. Increase the heat to HIGH. Cover and cook for 15 minutes or until the mixture boils and thickens.
• *Or on HIGH 5 to 6 hours
• Serving suggestion: Serve with buttermilk biscuits and tossed salad topped with Ranch dressing.

BEEF STEW - CROCK POT

Steps:

• 1. Brown meat in oil add onions. When browned transfer to crock pot.
• 2. Add the remaining ingredients. Cook on high for 4 to 6 hours, or low 8 to 10 hours.
• Salt and Pepper to taste! Enjoy!

CROCK-POT BEEF STEW

Steps:

• Pour vegetable oil into a skillet, and place over medium heat.
• Coat the meat with the flour, and once the oil is hot brown the meat.
• Remove the meat from the pan, and pour in the beef stock.
• Toss the meat back into the pan, and cook for 2 minutes, then remove from the heat.
• Toss all of the vegetables into the Crock-Pot, along with the meat, and seasonings.
• Cook on high for 3 hours.
• Dish out about 1 cup of beef stock, and add 2 tbsp of cornstarch to it. Whisk.
• Pour the thickened stock back into the slow cooker. Mix, and let sit for 5-10 minutes.
• Serve, and enjoy!

CLASSIC CROCK POT BEEF STEW

Steps:

• Mix flour, salt and pepper in slow cooker. Add beef; stir to coat. Add onion, carrots, celery, potatoes, beef broth and Worcestershire sauce. Stir to blend.
• Cover; cook on low for 5 1/2 to 7 1/2 hours.
• Mix cornstarch with water and stir into stew. Cover; cook 30 minutes or until carrots are cooked and meat is tender.
• Top with optional chopped parsley.

CLASSIC BEEF STEW IN A CROCK POT

Steps:

• Put the flour in a large Ziploc bag.
• Add the beef and seal.
• Toss to lightly coat the beef.
• Heat a few tablespoons of the oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat.
• Brown the meat in small batches, adding more oil as necessary.
• Transfer to the slow cooker.
• Add the onions to the skillet and cook over medium heat until tender, about 10 minutes.
• Stir in the tomato paste and coat the onions then transfer to the slow cooker.
• Pour the wine into the skillet and scrape up any browned bits and then add to the slow cooker.
• Stir in the potatoes, carrots, broth, salt, thyme, and bay leaf.
• Cover and cook on low heat for 7 1/2 hours or on high for 4 hours.
• Add the peas and heat through before serving.

SLOW COOKER BEEF STEW

Steps:

• Toss the beef with the paprika, 1 1/2 teaspoons salt and 1/2 teaspoon pepper. Coat in flour and shake off any excess. Heat 2 tablespoons of the oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Add the beef and cook undisturbed until it begins to brown, about 3 minutes. Continue to cook, turning the beef as needed, until mostly browned, about 3 minutes more. Remove the skillet from the heat and transfer the beef to the insert of a 6-quart slow cooker; add the potatoes, mushrooms, carrots and onions and stir to combine.
• Heat the remaining 1 tablespoon of oil in the skillet over medium heat. Add the tomato paste and stir until the oil begins to turn brick-red, about 1 minute. Add the flour and wine and whisk until thick (it's OK if there are some lumps). Add the beef broth, thyme, caraway if using, 1/2 teaspoon salt and a few grinds of pepper and bring to a simmer, whisking; continue simmering and whisking until the gravy is smooth and thick, about 4 minutes.
• Pour the gravy into the slow cooker, cover and cook on low for 8 hours. The meat and vegetables should be tender.
• Season with salt and pepper and stir in the parsley. Serve the stew in bowls with dollops of sour cream and a sprinkle of paprika.

SLOW COOKER BEEF STEW I

Steps:

• Place meat in slow cooker. In a small bowl mix together the flour, salt, and pepper; pour over meat, and stir to coat meat with flour mixture. Stir in the garlic, bay leaf, paprika, Worcestershire sauce, onion, beef broth, potatoes, carrots, and celery.
• Cover, and cook on Low setting for 10 to 12 hours, or on High setting for 4 to 6 hours.

CROCK-POT BEEF STEW

Steps:

• Place meat in crock pot.
• Mix flour, salt, pepper and pour over meat.
• Stir to coat meat with flour.
• Add remaining ingredients and stir to mix well.
• Cover and cook on low for 10-12 hours or high for 4-6 hours.
• Stir stew thoroughly before serving.

EASY BEEF STEW FOR THE SLOW COOKER

Steps:

• Put beef in a slow cooker.
• Whisk water, gravy mix, and stew seasoning mix together in a bowl until no dry mix remains; add Worcestershire sauce and pour over the beef. Add tomatoes, carrots, potatoes, celery, and onion.
• Cook on High for 6 hours.

BEEF STEW

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In a Dutch oven (5-quart) with a tight-fitting lid, combine beef, tomato paste, vinegar, and flour; season with salt and pepper.
• Add onions, potatoes, carrots, garlic, bay leaves, and 3 cups water. Bring to a boil. Cover, transfer to oven, and cook until meat is fork-tender, 2 to 2 1/2 hours. Remove bay leaves and, if desired, season with salt and pepper before serving.

EASY AND HEARTY SLOW COOKER BEEF STEW

Steps:

• Combine beef, potatoes, carrots, and onion in a slow cooker crock.
• Mix cream of mushroom soup, tomato sauce, onion soup mix, parsley, and pepper together in a bowl; pour over the beef mixture.
• Cook on Low for 6 to 8 hours. Stir before serving.

BEST OF ALL: SLOW COOKER BEEF STEW

Steps:

• Whisk flour, garlic salt, and black pepper together in a small bowl; pour into a large resealable plastic bag. Place stew beef in bag, seal the bag, and shake to coat beef to coat completely.
• Heat olive oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat; saute coated beef in hot oil until browned on all sides, about 10 minutes. Stir onion into beef; saute until onion is softened, 5 to 7 minutes. Pour beef and onions into a slow cooker.
• Stir beef broth, red wine, and Worcestershire sauce together in a bowl. Pour broth mixture into the same skillet and bring to a boil while scraping the browned bits of food off of the bottom of the skillet with a wooden spoon. Transfer broth mixture to the slow cooker.
• Mix potatoes, carrots, celery, garlic, bay leaves, beef stew seasoning mix, and paprika into beef mixture.
• Cook on High for 1 hour. Reduce heat to Low and cook until meat is tender, 6 to 7 hours.

SLOW-COOKER OLD-FASHIONED BEEF STEW

Steps:

• In 12-inch skillet or Dutch oven, heat oil over medium-high heat. Add beef; cook 4 to 6 minutes, stirring frequently, until browned on all sides.
• Spray 4- to 5-quart slow cooker with cooking spray. In cooker, mix browned beef and remaining ingredients.
• Cover; cook on Low heat setting 9 to 10 hours.

CROCK POT BEEF STEW

Steps:

• Prepare a Crock Pot or slow cooker by spraying with non-stick cooking spray. Set aside.
• Combine flour, salt, paprika and pepper and place into a large freezer style Ziploc bag.
• Place half the meat into the back and shake to coat beef.
• Heat olive oil in a large sauté pan. Add garlic and diced onions to pan and saute. Add the flour coated beef to the pan and sear on all sides. Once browned, remove meat, onions and garlic from pan and place in crock pot.
• Place remaining meat into bag with flour and seasonings, and shake to coat. Repeat process of searing, then transfer to slow cooker.
• Once all meat has been removed from pan, pour approximately 1/2 of the beef broth into the hot pan to deglaze. Use a spatula to scrape the brown bits off of the bottom. Pour beef broth, with browned bits, into the Crock Pot.
• Pour remaining beef broth into Crock Pot, along with Worcestershire sauce. Seal slow cooker and cook on high for two hours or on low for four hours.
• After cooking for two or four hours, remove lid and add potatoes and carrots. Gently stir to combine. Place lid back on Crock Pot and continue to cook for 1 and 1/2 hours on high or three hours on low.
• Create a slurry. Carefully scoop a small amount of the liquid out of the slow cooker (approximately 1/4 cup is fine) and transfer to a small heat resistant bowl or glass. Add 2-3 teaspoons of cornstarch to the liquid and whisk immediately to blend. Once blended and no lumps remain, pour mixture back into slow cooker and gently stir to combine.
• Peas can be added at this point if desired, or added 10 minutes before cooking is complete.
• Cook for an additional 30 minutes, then serve.

SLOW COOKER BEEF STEW

Steps:

• For the beef In a large zip-top bag, combine flour, salt, pepper, onion powder and Italian seasoning. Add beef and shake until well coated.
• Browning the meat: (feel free to skip to step 5 and add all the ingredients to the slow cooker instead)
• In a large skillet on medium high heat, add cooking oil and brown the meat on all sides. Meat will not be cooked through. (Be sure not to crowd the skillet - you may have to work in batches). Transfer browned meat into a large 6 quart slow cooker.
• Put the uncleaned skillet back on the stove and add onions and garlic. Saute for a minute or two then add the balsamic vinegar and tomato paste until just hot enough to deglaze the pan, about 1 minute. Pour into slow cooker over the beef.
• Add the potatoes, sweet potato, carrots, celery, Worcestershire sauce, Italian seasoning, bay leaf, beef broth, (star anise if using) and stir to combine. If there is not enough liquid to cover the vegetables, add water - only as much as needed.
• Cook on low for 5 to 7 hours or high for 3 to 4 hours (stir about half way through), until potatoes are tender and meat is cooked through. (Times may vary depending on how hot your slow cooker runs - check and cook longer or shorter if necessary)
• Adjust seasonings with salt and pepper if necessary (discard star anise if used). Serve hot with fresh parsley.
• Optional: To thicken stew: Make a slurry by whisking 2 tablespoons of flour (all purpose, cornstarch, gluten free flour, 2 tsps arrowroot powder or 1-2 tsps xanthan gum) with 3 tablespoons of cool water. 20-30 minutes before serving, stir the slurry into the slow cooker, set to HIGH. Stew should thicken within 20-30 minutes.If it does not thicken, your slow cooker may not be hot enough so you will have to transfer to a large pot and heat on the stove if you want to thicken the stew. However, the stew will thicken up on its own overnight in the fridge even without the cornstarch slurry - the slurry is just a solution for immediate results.

CROCK POT BEEF STEW

Steps:

• Combine flour, garlic powder and salt & pepper to taste. Toss beef in flour mixture.
• Brown the beef and onions in olive oil small batches. Add some of the broth to the pan and scrape up any brown bits.
• Add all ingredients except peas and cornstarch to a 6QT slow cooker.
• Cook on high 4-5 hours or on low 8-9 hours or until beef is tender.
• Mix cornstarch with 2 tablespoons water. Stir into the stew a little bit at a time to thicken (you may not need all of the mixture). Add peas.
• Cover and cook 10 minutes. Season with salt & pepper.

ABITA BEEF STEW IN A CROCK POT

Steps:

• Chop the leeks, shallots, garlic, carrots, turnips, celery, and potato and place in the bottom of a crock pot.
• Pick the leaves from the rosemary, sage, and thyme, and finely chop. Place in the crockpot.
• Place the beef on top of the veggies and herbs.
• Pour the stock and the beer over everything - it should just about cover.
• Crack the black pepper and sprinkle in the cayenne.
• Place the bay leaves into the crock pot, 1/4 inch under the surface.
• Cook on low for 8-10 hours, or high for 5 hours if you're in a hurry.

CROCKPOT BEEF AND BEER STEW

Steps:

• Serve right away and enjoy.