Slow Cooker Beef Marsala Stew Food

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.

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.

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.

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 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.

MARSALA BEEF STEW

Steps:

• Season beef and dredge with flour.
• Heat 3 tbsp oil in Dutch oven and brown beef.
• Add red wine and 1 cup water to pot and simmer for 15 minutes.
• Heat remaining oil in frying pan and cook onions until caramelized.
• Add garlic and sauté until for 2 minutes stirring constantly.
• Next add Marsala wine to onions and deglaze pan for one minute.
• Add onion mixture to Dutch oven with beef and mix well.
• Add remaining water and ingredients.
• Cover and simmer on low for 1 hour.
• Uncover and simmer for 30 minutes.

BEEF STEW MARSALA

Steps:

• In a ziplock bag, combine some flour, 1 Tbsp Adobo, salt & pepper. Add the beef & shake well to coat, shaking off excess flour.
• In a skillet, heat olive oil and sear beef on all sides until just starting to brown.
• Add beef & any juices to bottom of a 6 qt. crock pot.
• Add in the potatoes, carrots & onions.
• Add the rest of the seasonings, the wine, water & bouillon.
• Cook in crock pot on HIGH for 4 hours, or LOW for 6 hours, making sure the potatoes & carrots are tender.
• About 15 mins. before serving, dissolve the cornstarch in 1/4 cup of warm water, then add to the stew. Stir & allow to thicken.
• Serve with a good crusty bread.
• ** 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 LAMB STEW WITH BUTTERNUT SQUASH AND MARSALA WINE

Steps:

• Season lamb with 1/2 teaspoon salt and pepper.
• Melt butter in a large skillet over medium heat. Add onion, shallot, and a pinch of salt; saute until translucent, 3 to 5 minutes. Add lamb and brown for 5 minutes. Stir in garlic and cook until fragrant, about 1 minute. Transfer to a slow cooker.
• Add butternut squash, mushrooms, sweet potato, carrots, and celery; mix ingredients. Add bone broth and Marsala wine; it won't look like enough liquid but don't worry. Place rosemary and thyme on top.
• Cover and cook on High for 4 hours. Lift fresh herbs and stir the stew. Replace herbs, cover, and cook on Low until vegetables and lamb are tender, about 2 more hours.
• Remove herbs before serving.