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Easy Slow Cooker Beef Stew is one of the most well liked of recent trending foods in the world. It’s easy, it’s fast, it tastes yummy. It is appreciated by millions every day. Easy Slow Cooker Beef Stew is something which I have loved my whole life. They’re fine and they look wonderful.
To begin with this recipe, we must prepare a few ingredients. You can have easy slow cooker beef stew using 12 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.
The ingredients needed to make Easy Slow Cooker Beef Stew:
- Make ready 2 lb Chuck Stew Meat
- Make ready 1 medium onion diced
- Prepare 4-6 medium potatos peeled + cubed (You can use any potatoes)
- Take 2-3 cups carrots (I cut up baby carrots)
- Get 4 stalks Celery chopped
- Get 1 can corn drained
- Make ready 1 can cut green beans drained
- Prepare 1 1/2 packets McCormick Beef Stew
- Take 1-2 Boxes Beef Broth (I use Collage Inn)
- Make ready Flour
- Take Oil
- Make ready Salt & Pepper
Layer frozen corn and green beans on top. Cooking Tips for Slow Cooker Beef Stew. Don't skip the step of browning the beef in a skillet before adding it to the slow cooker. It takes just a few minutes and it adds so much flavor to the finished dish.
Steps to make Easy Slow Cooker Beef Stew:
- After you have trimmed and cut your meat. Mix flour with a Sprinkle of McCormick, Salt & Pepper in a ziploc bag or a covered container. Put your meat in and Shake it up! Make sure each one is covered. You can also season your meat before the flour or while in the pan.
- Heat a oil in a deep pan. Tap off any excess flour. Then put floured meat in the pan to get a sear.
- Brown all sides then remove with a slotted spoon or tongs and put into pot. Then brown your onions in the same pan.
- Put your onions into pot. All this yummy goodness is what left. :)
- In a large measuring cup, Mix 3 cups Water & McCormick Beef Stew Packet. Put the mixture in the pan as it heats use a wisk and/or spoon to mix the beef glaze from the bottom of the pan into the liquid. Simmer for approximately 10 minutes.
- As all that Yummy Goodness simmers, put your potatos & veggies into the pot.
- Pour the liquid from the pan over meat & veggies. Fill the rest with beef broth & water. Cook high 6hrs or low 8hrs. The gravy might not be thick enough in the beginning but the starch from potatos & the flour from the meat will thicken things up but if it needs to be thicker towards the end add some roux. Add a little at a time. It will thicken as the roux cooks & be careful not to change the flavors.
To thicken beef stew, this recipe uses flour and tomato paste. The broth will thicken as the stew slow cooks, and it will continue to thicken as the stew cools. Want an easy slow cooker recipe? This simple beef stew recipe is perfect for those cold weather days while spending minimum time in the kitchen. Slow Cooker Beef Stew is a hearty dish packed with slow cooked tender chunks of meat and veggies, making this meal a comforting option for the cold months ahead.
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