Crock Pot Marsala Beef Food

SLOW COOKER MARSALA BEEF STEW

Steps:

• In a large skillet, heat oil over medium-high heat. Toss meat together with flour, salt and pepper. Place some of the meat in the heated skillet and brown meat on all sides. Place in slow cooker when browned. Do this in batches, until all meat is browned, adding more oil as necessary. Place all remaining ingredients in slow cooker, stirring to combine. Cover and cook on low for 8 hours. Carefully remove thyme stems. In a small bowl, mix together 2 Tbsp. cornstarch and 2 Tbsp. water until no lumps remain. Increase heat to high and stir in cornstarch mixture. Cook for 30 minutes or until thick. If not reaching desired thickness, stir in 1 more Tbsp. of cornstarch mixed with 1 Tbsp. cold water. Stir in frozen peas and serve over rice or mashed potatoes.

BEEF STEW MARSALA

Steps:

• 1. In a ziplock bag, combine some flour, 1 Tbsp Adobo, salt & pepper. Add the beef & shake well to coat, shaking off excess flour.
• 2. In a skillet, heat olive oil and sear beef on all sides until just starting to brown.
• 3. Add beef & any juices to bottom of a 6 qt. crock pot.
• 4. Add in the potatoes, carrots & onions.
• 5. Add the rest of the seasonings, the wine, water & bouillon.
• 6. Cook in crock pot on HIGH for 4 hours, or LOW for 6 hours, making sure the potatoes & carrots are tender.
• 7. About 15 mins. before serving, dissolve the cornstarch in 1/4 cup of warm water, then add to the stew. Stir & allow to thicken.
• 8. Serve with a good crusty bread.
• 9. ** To save some time in the morning, you can add the cooked meat, and the cut up potatoes, carrots & onions to the crock & refrigerate overnight. Then add the rest of the seasonings & liquids in the morning when you start the crock.

SLOW COOKER MARSALA BEEF STEW

Steps:

• In a large skillet, heat oil over medium-high heat. Toss meat together with flour, salt and pepper. Place some of the meat in the heated skillet and brown meat on all sides. Place in slow cooker when browned. Meat will be browned but not cooked through. Do this in batches until all meat is browned, adding more oil as necessary. (I have a nonstick skillet so I used very little oil.)
• Add onions, mushrooms, carrots, celery, garlic, tomato paste, cooking wine, beef stock and thyme to slow cooker, stirring to combine.
• Cover and cook on low for 8 hours. Carefully remove thyme stems.
• In a small bowl, mix together 2 tablespoons cornstarch and 2 tablespoons water until no lumps remain.
• Increase heat to high and stir in cornstarch mixture. Cook for 30 minutes or until thick. If not reaching desired thickness, stir in 1 more tablespoon of cornstarch mixed with 1 tablespoon cold water.
• Stir in frozen peas, and serve over rice or mashed potatoes.

CROCK POT BEEF MARSALA

Steps:

• Heat olive oil in a medium skillet over medium heat; add beef cubes and saute until browned.
• Add garlic; saute until garlic is lightly browned; add flour and stir until well coated.
• Transfer meat into the crockpot and add Marsala, broth, soup and sliced mushrooms; mix well.
• Cover and cook on LOW for 8 to 10 hours or on HIGH for 5 to 7 hours or until meat is tender; add salt and pepper to taste.
• Serve with or over rice, egg noodles or mashed potatoes.

CROCK POT BEEF ROAST WITH MARSALA GRAVY

Steps:

• Cut a number of slits in the beef roast and place garlic slivers in them.
• Sprinkle with salt and pepper.
• Brown the beef roast on all sides in Olive Oil, and place in a large crock pot.
• Deglaze the browning pan with the marsala wine, and scrape any brown bits from the pan; pour into crock pot.
• Add carrots, beef broth and mushroom soup to the crock pot and cook on low 8-10 hours.
• During the last hour of cooking add the sprig of rosemary.
• During the last 1/2 hour of cooking melt the butter in a large saute pan and cook the mushrooms.
• Remove the beef from the pan; trim the fat and pull the beef apart.
• Strain the solids from the liquids in the crock pot; reserving both.
• When the mushrooms are nearly finished cooking, add the flour and cook stirring constantly for 3 minutes.
• Slowly add the strained liquids and bring to a boil. Continue cooking until desired thickness.
• Return pulled beef, rosemary sprig, and carrots reserved with solids to the crock pot; throw out undesired solids.
• Top with thickened gravy and place on warm.
• Serve with garlic mashed potatoes or polenta.

CROCKPOT BEEF WITH MARSALA MUSHROOM SAUCE

Steps:

• 1. Place roast in bottom of your crockpot. Put onion quarters on each end, and on each side.
• 2. Add your garlic, and place the two sticks of butter on top of the roast. Add rosemary. Cover with mushrooms. Pour in all the marsala, then drizzle lightly with olive oil.
• 3. Cook on high 8-9 hours, or until meat falls apart.
• 4. TO MAKE SAUCE: Take everything out of your crockpot except the cooking liquids. Pour those into a saucepan, and heat to medium. Meanwhile, mix some cornstarch with water, stirring until dissolved. Add to your cooking juices, stirring constantly.
• 5. Sauce should be thick enough to stick to your spoon, but not thick like a gravy.
• 6. Cook your 5 cheese tortellini according to package directions. Serve topped with beef and sauce, along with some soft, crusty Italian bread. :)

CROCK POT MAHACA BEEF

Steps:

• Season roast with salt and pepper.
• Sear on all sides in oil in skillet (optional).
• Place in slow cooker.
• Mix together remaining ingredients except water, and spoon over meat.
• Pour water down along the sides of the crock pot (so as not to wash off the topping) until roast is 1/3 covered.
• Cover.
• Cook on high 6 hours.
• Reduce to low 2-4 hours, until meat falls apart.
• Thicken sauce with flour if you like.
• Serve in tacos, burritos, or your favorite Mexican dish.

ROAST BEEF WITH MARSALA GRAVY

Steps:

• Place the roast in a shallow baking dish and rub with the salt and pepper.
• Place in the refrigerator uncovered 8 hours or overnight.
• Before cooking, let the roast sit at room temperature for about 1 hour.
• Using a thin sharp knife, poke slits all over the top and sides of the roast and stuff each slit with a garlic sliver.
• Preheat the oven to 400.
• In a medium roasting pan fitted with a rack, place the beef on the rack and pour 1 cup water, 1/4 cup broth, and 1/2 cup wine into the bottom of the pan.
• Roast the beef for 15 minutes and turn down the heat to 325.
• Cook for an additional 45 minutes to 1 hour, until the internal temperature of the beef is 120 degrees F, adding the remaining 1/4 cup water to the pan, if necessary.
• Remove the roast from the oven, transfer the roast to a warmed platter and tent with foil to rest.
• Meanwhile, place the roasting pan over high heat and deglaze with the remaining wine.
• Add a large sprig of fresh rosemary to the sauce. Reduce by 1/3.
• Stir the flour into the remaining 3/4 cup broth, and then whisk into the sauce. Simmer until thickened.
• Remove the rosemary sprig, stir in the butter and season with salt and pepper, to taste.
• Serve the sauce with the sliced roast beef.

CROCK POT CHICKEN MARSALA

Steps:

• Put the chicken breasts in a 5 quart crock pot. They can go in frozen, but make sure they don't overlap as much as possible.
• Mix the flour, salt, pepper, and basil, and sprinkle over the chicken.
• Pour the wine and broth into the crockpot.
• Dot the butter over the chicken and dump the mushrooms on top.
• Cook LOW for 6 hours.
• When the 6 hours are up, take the chicken out and place on the serving dish. Stir the sauce a little, and spoon the sauce over the chicken.
• Serve over pasta or rice.