Crock Pot Beer Beef Food

BEEF IN BEER IN THE SLOW COOKER

Steps:

• Preheat slow cooker on Low.
• Heat 2 teaspoons oil in a skillet over medium-low heat and cook shallots until they are lightly browned, 5 to 10 minutes. Place in the slow cooker. Add beef to the same skillet and cook until meat is seared on all sides and browned, about 5 minutes. Add flour and mix well. Pour in beer and bring to a boil. Transfer beef-beer mixture to the slow cooker.
• Wipe out the skillet with a paper towel and add remaining 2 teaspoons oil. Add onion and cook until soft and translucent, about 5 minutes. Add garlic and bacon and cook for 1 minute more. Transfer to the slow cooker. Add mushrooms and season generously with salt and pepper. Cover.
• Cook on Low until meat is cooked through, about 5 hours.

CROCK POT BEEF & BEER STEW

Steps:

• Place cut carrots, celery, onion and potatoes in the bottom of a large crock pot.
• Mix tomato paste, garlic, paprika and Worcestershire sauce together in a small prep bowl and set aside.
• Trim meat and cut into 1" cubes.
• Place flour, salt and pepper into a large zipper lock bag. Add meat, seal bag and shake to coat.
• In a large skillet heat 1 Tablespoon vegetable oil until hot. Add half of the meat and brown quickly on all sides. Be careful to separate the pieces. Transfer meat to the crock pot and brown the remaining pieces. Spoon the tomato paste mixture over the last batch of beef and stir well to coat. Cook about 1 minute longer then tranfer contents of skillet to the crock pot.
• Add the bay leaves and pour the beer over everything. Cover and cook on low for 8-10 hours. (Note, this was fully cooked in my crock after 8 hours.).

BEER AND BEEF CROCK POT

Steps:

• Add the beer to the crock pot, turn the control to high.
• Cut the beef into cubes, coat with the flour and brown in half of the butter, you might have to do this in batches.
• Transfer the browned beef to the crock pot.
• Using the rest of the butter brown the onions, add garlic, tomato puree and cayenne if using.
• Add to the crock pot together with the bay leaves and salt and pepper.
• Now turn the crock pot to low and cook for 6 to 8 hours, until the beef is tender.
• If you want to thicken the sauce add about 2 tablespoons of flour made into a paste, about 30 minutes before the end of the cooking time, stir that in, you will have to turn the crock pot on high for this.

SLOW COOKER CHILI WITH BEER

Steps:

• Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat. Crumble ground beef into the skillet; add onion. Cook and stir until the beef is crumbly and completely browned, 7 to 10 minutes. Drain and discard any excess grease. Transfer beef and onion to a slow cooker.
• Stir tomato sauce, kidney beans, pinto beans, beer, diced tomatoes, green chilies, chili powder, cumin, salt, and black pepper into the beef and onion.
• Cook on High 4 to 5 hours.

DARK BEER BRAISED BEEF SHORT RIBS (CROCK POT)

Steps:

• In a medium sauce pan reduce the quart of beef stock to about 1 1/2 cups and set aside.
• Season the short ribs with salt and pepper, and then dredge in flour until well coated.
• Heat the olive oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat.
• Cook the dredged ribs until browned on each side, about 5 minutes per side.
• When browned on both sides, remove the ribs from the skillet and set aside. Reserve pan drippings for later.
• To a slow cooker, add the onion as a bed, then add seared short ribs. Add any juice or drippings reserved from the pan.
• Add the stout beer, reduced beef stock, smashed garlic cloves, bay leaf, butter, salt and fresh cracked pepper.
• Place the lid on the slow cooker and set to low.
• Cook for approximately 8 hours or until tender. When done strain off the grease before removing the ribs to a platter, then thicken the sauce with a cornstarch slurry.
• Serve over egg noodles or rice and top with sauce.

CROCK POT CHILI-BEER BRISKET OF BEEF

Steps:

• Place beef brisket, fat side down, in crock pot.
• Sprinkle brisket with onion, salt, pepper and garlic powder.
• Pour chili sauce over brisket.
• Put crock pot on low for 3 hours. Or cover tightly and cook in slow oven (325 degrees F.) for 3 hours.
• Pour beer over brisket.
• Increase temperature to moderate and continue cooking for 30 minutes.
• Place brisket on large serving platter.
• Slice brisket very thin and serve with hot cooking liquid.
• Garnish with sliced tomatoes and parsley.

CROCK POT BEER BEEF

Steps:

• In crockpot, pour in beer, then mix in gravy and onion mixes. Place flour in Ziplock bag, and add cubed meat. Shake to coat and add meat to crockpot. Salt and pepper to taste. Stir gently to coat meat in beer sauce. Cook on low 8 hours. Serve over rice, egg noodles, or mashed potatoes.

BEER BRAISED BEEF FROM A CROCK POT

Steps:

• Cut stew beef cubes into 1 1/2 inch pieces. Place cubes in bottom of crock pot.
• Combine all other ingredients and pour over beef.
• Cook on Low for 8 to 10 hours or on High for 4 - 5 hours.
• Before serving, you can thicken broth with some flour and water. Turn crock pot to high and stir in flour mixture.
• Serve over cooked egg noodle pasta.
• Note: I like to use Negro Modelo which is a dark Mexican beer for this recipe. The dark beer is really nice to cook with.

BEEF N BEER - CROCK POT

Steps:

• Coat beef cubes with the 1/2 cup flour.
• Brown in melted butter.
• Drain off excess fat.
• In crock pot, combine browned meat with onion, salt, pepper, garlic and beer.
• Cover and cook on low 5-7 hours until meat is tender.
• Turn control to high.
• Dissolve remaining 1/4 cup flour in small amount of water.
• Stir into meat mixture, cook on high 30-40 minutes.
• Serve with rice or hot noodles.

CROCK POT BEEF N BEER BRISKET

Steps:

• Place brisket into slow-cooker.
• In a bowl, mix together all remaining ingredients; pour over beef in the slow-cooker.
• Cover and cook on low for about 8 hours or until desired doneness is reached.
• Let rest before slicing; serve with juices.