Slow Cooker Beef Stew

As there were still quite a few cold nights, I decided to use some leftover frozen beef to make this simple and hearty beef stew.

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prep time: 15 MINUTES

cook time: 4 HOURS 30 MINUTES

total time: 4 HOURS 45 MINUTES

Serving: 4

Ingredients:

• 1 tbsp olive oil

• 500g stew meat, cut into 2cm cubes

• Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste

• 250-300g potatoes, quartered

• 2 carrots, cut diagonally into 1cm thick slices

• 1 celery, diced

• 1 onion, diced

• 1 cloves garlic, minced

• 500-700ml beef broth

• 1 tbsp tomato paste

• 1.5 tsp Worcestershire sauce

• 1/2 tsp dried thyme

• 1/2 tsp dried rosemary

• 1/2 tsp smoked paprika

• 1 bay leaf

• 15g all-purpose flour

• 1 tbsp chopped fresh parsley leaves (optional)

Instructions:

1. Heat olive oil in a large skillet or in your crock pot over medium heat.

2. Season beef with salt and pepper. Add beef to the skillet and cook until evenly browned, about 2-3 minutes.

3. Place beef, potatoes, carrots, celery, onion and garlic into a 6-qt (5 Liter) slow cooker. Stir in beef broth, tomato paste, Worcestershire, thyme, rosemary, paprika and bay leaf until well combined; season with salt and pepper, to taste.

4. Cover and cook on high heat for 3-4 hours or low heat for 7-8 hours.

5. In a small bowl, whisk together flour and 50ml stew broth. Stir in flour mixture into the slow cooker. Cover and cook on high heat for an additional 30 minutes, or until thickened.

6. Serve immediately, garnished with parsley, if desired.

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Super easy delicious and hearty dish that slowly cooks for hours until the meat is so tender. as my instapot has a saute function I did all the cooking in just one pot so that all the juices and browning would add that additional flavor. vegetables and quantity of vegetables can be changed depending on what you have on hand and what you like to eat. but typically when you think of a stew you think carrots and potatoes. you can also serve this on top of a bed of rice or just eat as is, i think it is filling enough. next time i might add some peas, green beans or spinach to add some more green vegetables to the dish. having a slow cooker makes cooking so easy as you just need to put everything into the pot, occasionally check on it so that everything is cooked evenly but for the majority of the time you just let it do the cooking for several hours and something so delicious comes out.