Slow Cooker Ginger Beef Stew Food

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

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.

SLOW COOKER GINGER BEEF STEW

Steps:

• Layer the first 4 ingredients, in order given, in 3 1/2 to 4 quart (3.5 to 4 L) slow cooker.
• Heat oil in large frying pan on medium. Add beef. Cook 8 to 10 minutes, stirring occasionally, until browned.
• Add ginger and garlic. Hear and stir for about 1 minute until fragrant.
• Add water, sherry and brown sugar. Stir. Bring to a boil. Pour over vegetables. DO NOT STIR. Cover. Cook on low for 8 to 9 hours or on high for 4 to 4 1/2 hours.
• Stir soy sauce into cornstarch in a small cup until smooth. Add to beef mixture. Stir. Add snow peas. Stir well. Cover. Cook on high for about 10 minutes until snow peas are tender-crisp and sauce is thickened.

SLOW COOKER GINGER BALSAMIC BEEF

Steps:

• In a large skillet, heat cooking oil over medium heat.
• Toss in minced garlic, and cook 2-3 minutes, or until lightly browned.
• Add chopped ginger, cook for another 2-3 minutes.
• Add beef, and stir often, cooking until meat is just browned, about 5 minutes.
• Meanwhile, mix both packages of gravy with 3 cup water and bring to a boil in a saucepan over medium high heat.
• Add balsamic vinegar and worchesire sauce.
• Once meat is browned, transfer entire pan to slow cooker, including juices.
• Top with gravy mixture, coating evenly.
• Cook for 7-8 hours on low setting.
• I served this over mashed potatoes because it's all we had in the house, but it would work well with egg noodles aswell.

SLOW COOKER GINGER BEEF ROAST

Steps:

• Spray 12-inch skillet with cooking spray. If beef roast comes in netting or is tied, do not remove. Sprinkle beef with peppered seasoned salt. Cook beef in skillet over medium-high heat 5 to 6 minutes, turning once, until brown on both sides.
• Spray 5- to 6-quart slow cooker with cooking spray. Place beef in cooked (if necessary, cut beef in half to fit in cooker.) Mix stir-fry sauce, ketchup, vinegar and ginger in small bowl; pour over beef.
• Cover and cook on LOW heat setting 8 to 9 hours.
• Place beef on platter; cover to keep warm. Add stir-fry vegetables to mixture in cooker. Increase heat setting on HIGH. Cover and cook 15 to 20 minutes or until peppers are tender. Remove netting or string from beef, if needed. Serve pepper mixture with beef.
• SUCCESS HINT: Although it's tempting, avoid peeking in the slow cooker during cooking. Lifting the lid lets steam escape, and steam helps with the cooking.
• TIME-SAVER: Browning the meat adds flavor and helps seel in the juices, but if you're short on time, you can skip this step.
• SERVE-WITH: Serve this Asian-influenced roast on a bed of hot cooked rice or Asian noodles, along with steamed sugar snap peas.
• NOTE: This is also excellent with Snap Pea Stir-Fry Veggie Mix.

SLOW-COOKER HOISIN BEEF STEW

Steps:

• The night before, whisk together the broth, hoisin, hot sauce, garlic and ginger.
• Add the beef, onions, carrots and celery. Toss to coat well.
• Cover and refrigerate overnight.
• In the morning, transfer meat mixture into the slow cooker.
• Cover and cook on a low setting 6-8 hours (or on high setting 3 hours).