Hearty Beef Stew
A warming meal for cold winter evenings. Serves 2 - 4 depending on your appetite! You will need a slow cooker and a liquidizer.
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Ingredients
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1 lb stew beef, cubed
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2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
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1 medium onion, chopped
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2 cups of plain flour
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Salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste
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6 oz carrots (whole baby or chopped)
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6 oz mushrooms, washed and sliced
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3 stalks of celery, chopped
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2 cloves of garlic or a teaspoon of minced garlic
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1 can diced tomatoes
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1 stock cube or 1 tsp of Beef Better than Bouillon
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1 tsp dried oregano
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1 tsp dried basil
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2 tbsp Worcestershire Sauce
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Method
- Place the carrots, celery and mushrooms into the slow cooker.
- Place the olive oil in a large saute pan or frying pan, add the onion and cook on low until golden.
- Add the crushed garlic cloves or minced garlic and cook for a further 30 seconds. Transfer the onions and garlic to the slow cooker.
- Add the flour to a quart sized, sealable freezer bag and season with the salt and pepper. Add the stew beef to the bag, seal and shake to fully coat the meat.
- While the meat rests in the flour, add to a liquidizer: tomatoes, stock cube or Better than Bouillon, Worcestershire Sauce, oregano and basil. Liquidize until smooth.
- Remove the beef from the freezer bag and shake off excess flour. Brown the beef on all sides in the same pan as the onions,using a medium heat. Transfer to the slow cooker.
- Add the contents of the liquidizer to the slow cooker and add enough boiling water to nearly cover the contents. Stir well.
- Cook using your preferred settings for your slow cooker. I use the 6 hour, medium setting.
- If desired, before serving, the sauce may be thickened with some cornflour or gravy granules.
- Serve alone or with crusty bread.
Join the Discussion
Never used flour in mine,or mushrooms and celery either.
You can mix & match really. I sometimes use parsnips or rutabaga (swede) as well. Coating with flour is called 'Dredging', here's what it does - http://www.cooksinfo.com/dredging
Oh sure,I do this all the time! If I don't have an ingredient,I just add something else. I also really like to boil bones to make my own broth. Different strokes as they say.
Looks and sounds great. Pinned for use in the near future - thanks!
Gotta try this before it gets warm out again. These kinds of meals are perfect for the cold weather short days.
This is a good recipe,thanks for sharing.