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Beef Stew

Old-Fashioned Beef Stew Recipe

Prep Time 30 minutes
Cook Time 4 hours
Total Time 1 hour 10 minutes
Servings: 12 servings
Course: Main
Cuisine: American
Calories: 300

Ingredients
  

  • 2.5 lbs Chuck Steak (Stew Beef)
  • 2 Tbsps All-Purpose Flour
  • 4 Cups Beef Broth
  • 3 Tbsps Olive Oil
  • 1 Tbsp Tomato Paste
  • 3 cloves Garlic
  • 4 Yukon Gold Potatoes
  • 1 Cup Baby Carrots
  • 1 Cup Onion
  • 3 stalks Celery
  • 1 Cup Petite White Onions
  • 2 Tbsps Butter
  • 1 Cup Red Wine
  • 1 Cup Frozen Peas
  • 1 tsp Worcestershire Sauce
  • 1 tsp Thyme
  • 2 Bay Leaves
  • 1 tsp Paprika
  • 1 tsp Black Pepper
  • 2 tsps Salt
  • 1 tsp Parsley Flakes

Method
 

  1. Use the brown setting on your slow cooker and bring it to medium high heat then add your olive oil.
  2. Add the Chuck Steak and Brown the beef.
  3. Note: if your slow cooker does not have a brown setting then this step may be done in a frying pan.
  4. Season the beef with 1 teaspoon of salt.
  5. After your beef has browned, remove it from the slow cooker and set it aside until later.
  6. Next add the butter then add the onion, celery, carrots and garlic and sauté for 5 minutes.
  7. After 5 minutes sprinkle in the flour then mix until your flour has turned a golden brown
  8. Color.
  9. Add the tomato paste and mix well.
  10. Pour in the red wine and mix to deglaze the bottom of the pot.
  11. Add the beef broth then return the beef to the slow cooker.
  12. Season the beef with your remaining salt, the black pepper, paprika and thyme.
  13. Add the Worcestershire Sauce and the bay leaves then change your slow cooker setting to slow cook. Cover and allow it to cook for 2 hours on high.
  14. After 2 hours add the peas, petite onion and potatoes, mix then cover and allow to cook for an additional 2 hours.
  15. After 2 hours sprinkle with your parsley then mix until well combined.

Nutrition

Calories: 300kcal

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