Fabulous Beef Stew Crock Pot Food

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.

FABULOUS BEEF STEW

Steps:

• Put all ingredients except cornstarch in a slow cooker on low heat for 6-8-10 hours.
• Add 2 tablespoons of cornstarch mixed with water.
• Turn heat to high and stir until thickened.

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.

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.

SAVORY BEEF STEW (CROCK POT)

Steps:

• Place stew meat, tomatoes, celery, carrots, garlic, potatoes, pepper, and dissolved bouillon into crockpot, stirring to mix.
• Cover and cook on low for 8-10 hours or until beef and vegetables are tender.
• Remove lid, add peas, and dissolved cornstarch, stirring to mix.
• Set crock pot to high, and cook for 20-30 minutes, or until peas are tender and stew is thickened.
• This recipe has had some salt removed, so if you find it bland, please add salt at the table. You can always add more, but you can't take it out once it has been added.

OLD FASHIONED BEEF STEW FOR YOUR CROCK POT

Steps:

• Place flour in a plastic bag.
• Add meat cubes, a few at a time, shaking to coat.
• In a large saucepan or Dutch oven brown meat, half at a time, in hot oil.
• Drain off fat.
• In the bottom of a 3-1/2- or 4-quart electric crock pot layer onion, potatoes, green beans, corn, carrot, and meat.
• Combine vegetable juice cocktail, bouillon granules, Worcestershire sauce, marjoram, oregano, pepper, and bay leaf.
• Pour over meat and vegetables in crock pot.
• Cover and cook on low-heat setting for 10 to 12 hours or until meat and vegetables are tender.
• Discard bay leaf.

FLEMISH BEEF STEW (CROCK POT)

Steps:

• Heat 2 tsp oil in a large skillet over medium heat.
• Add half the beef and brown on all sides, turning frequently (about 5 minutes).
• Transfer to a 6 quart crock pot.
• Drain any fat from pan.
• Add the remaining 2 tsp oil and brown the remaining beef.
• Transfer to the crock pot.
• Return the skillet to medium heat, add mushrooms and cook, stirring often, until they give off their liquid and it evaporates to a glaze (5-7 minutes).
• Sprinkle flour over the mushrooms; cook undisturbed for 10 seconds, then stir and cook for 30 seconds more.
• Pour in ale (or beer); bring to a boil, whisking constantly to reduce foaming, until thickened and bubbling (about 3 minutes).
• Transfer the mushroom mixture to the crock pot.
• Add carrots, onion, garlic, mustard, caraway seeds, salt, pepper and bay leaf to the crock pot.
• Stir to combine.
• Cover and cook on low until the beef is very tender, about 8 hours.
• Discard bay leaf before serving.
• ***To make ahead: Prepare though step 12 ; cover and refrigerate for up to one day before cooking in crock pot.
• Serves 8.

NEVER FAIL, NEVER WATCH BEEF STEW (CROCK POT)

Steps:

• Place oil in pan to heat, while dredging beef in flour.
• Lightly brown the beef on all sides.
• Place all ingredients in crock pot in exact order: potatoes, carrots, beef, onion, salt¸ and pepper, tomatoes or juice, and water.
• Never stir it until it is DONE.
• Cover and cook on high for 4 hours, or on low if you will be gone 8-9 hours.

SLOW-COOKER BEEF STEW

Steps:

• Fry the onion and celery in 1 tbsp oil over a low heat until they start to soften - about 5 mins. Add the carrots, bay and thyme, fry for 2 mins, stir in the purée and Worcestershire sauce, add 600ml boiling water, stir and tip everything into a slow cooker. Crumble over the stock cubes or add the stock pots and stir, then season with pepper (don't add salt as the stock may be salty).
• Clean out the frying pan and fry the beef in the remaining oil in batches until it is well browned, then tip each batch into the slow cooker. Cook on low for 8-10 hrs, or on high for 4 hrs.
• If you want to thicken the gravy, mix the cornflour with a splash of cold water to make a paste, then stir in 2 tbsp of the liquid from the slow cooker. Tip back into the slow cooker, stir and cook for a further 30 mins on high. Stir in the parsley and season again to taste. Serve with mash, if you like. Leave to cool before freezing.

FABULOUS BEEF STEW (CROCK POT)

Steps:

• Put all ingredients, except for cornstarch and water, in a slow cooker on low heat for 8 to 10 hours.
• Taste and adjust seasonings.
• Add 2 tablespoons of cornstarch mixed with water (if desired).
• Turn heat to high and stir until thickened.