Spring Hill Ranchs Slow Cooker Beef Stew Food

SLOW COOKER BEEF STEW WITH SPRING VEGETABLES

Steps:

• In a medium bowl, combine the beef stock, tomato paste, and Worcestershire sauce. Set this aside while you cook the beef.
• In a large skillet, heat the oil over medium-high heat. Place the stew meat in an even layer in the skillet and cook it on one side until browned, about 4 to 5 minutes. Turn the meat and brown it on the other side. Transfer the beef to a 6-quart slow cooker.
• Add enough of the beef stock mixture to cover the bottom of the pan and, as it simmers, scrape up all the browned bits off the bottom of the skillet. Turn off the heat and transfer the liquid to the slow cooker along with the rest of the beef stock mixture.
• Add the onion, garlic, carrots, rutabaga, leeks, and oregano to the slow cooker and stir. Cover and set the slow cooker to low and cook the stew for 4 hours. After four hours, add 1 tablespoon of chives and 1 tablespoon of parsley. Stir the stew, cover it with the lid, and cook it on low for another 4 hours. To serve, garnish each serving with the rest of the fresh herbs.

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.

SLOW COOKER BEEF STEW WITH MUSHROOMS

Steps:

• Heat a large skillet over medium high heat. Once the pan is hot, add 1 tablespoon of the oil. Sprinkle beef with pepper and 1 teaspoon salt. Add half of beef to skillet, and cook, until browned on both sides, 3 to 4 minutes per side. Transfer beef to the slow cooker. Repeat with remaining 1 tablespoon oil and remaining half of beef.
• Add mushrooms to the skillet, and cook, stirring often, until browned, about 5 minutes. Transfer the mushrooms to a plate, cover and refrigerate.
• Add onions and carrots to the skillet. Cook, stirring occasionally until onion begins to brown, about 5 minutes. Add smashed garlic and cook until fragrant, about 1 minute.
• Add the red wine and cook until the liquid has almost evaporated, about 4 minutes. Stir and scrape to loosen browned bits from bottom of skillet.
• Add red wine vegetable mixture to slow cooker with beef. Stir in coriander seed bundle, bay leaves, potatoes, tomato paste and beef stock. Cover and cook on LOW for 7 hours.
• Once the stew has cooked for 7 hours, fish out 1 cup of beef stock and place it in a bowl. Whisk in the flour to form a thick paste roux. Add the roux back into the stew and use the whisk to blend it in. Add the fried mushrooms, whole grain mustard, and vinegar. Turn up heat to high and cook for an additional 15 minutes.
• Remove the coriander seed bundle and throw away. Ladle into bowls and garnish with chopped chives or chopped flat leaf parsley.

SLOW COOKER SOUTHWEST BEEF STEW

Steps:

• In a large skillet, cook beef and onion over medium heat until meat is no longer pink; drain., Transfer to a 5-qt. slow cooker. Stir in the tomatoes, corn, black beans, broth, tomatoes, garlic powder and seasoning blend. Cover and cook on low for 6-8 hours or until heated through., Stir in rice; heat through. Sprinkle each serving with cheese.

SPICE ISLANDS SLOW COOKER BEEF STEW

Steps:

• Mix flour, sugar, garlic powder, salt, rosemary and pepper in a small bowl.
• Place frozen vegetables in the bottom of a slow cooker. Sprinkle with flour/spice mixture. Add stew meat, wine, bay leaf and tomatoes. Cook on High for 4-6 hours or on Low for 8-10 hours.
• Remove bay leaf before serving.

SHERI'S SLOW COOKER BEEF STEW

Steps:

• Place diced potatoes and sliced carrots in a large microwave safe bowl, cover and cook in microwave for six minutes until potatoes are partially cooked.
• Heat oil in a large skillet.
• Place flour in a gallon sized plastic bag and coat meat.
• Brown meat in skillet.
• (Remaining flour in bag will be used as thickener) Put potatoes and meat in crock pot.
• Add remaining ingredients.
• Add flour from bag along with enough to make 1/3 of a cup of flour.
• Stir well and let simmer on low for 4 hours.
• If not to desired thickness you may remove cover and turn to high, stir every so often.
• Or add more flour or some cornstarch dissolved in a little water.