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beef stew

EmilySullivan avatar
Recipe by
Emily Sullivan
@EmilySullivan
Hiawatha, IA

I found other stew recipes but none of them had enough flavor for me so I made up my own. (high sodium) but so good. Goes really well with Irish Soda Bread.

yield 6 -8
prep time 20 Min
cook time 6 Hr
method Slow Cooker Crock Pot

Ingredients For beef stew

  • 1 1/2 lb
    beef stew meat
  • 32 oz
    beef broth
  • 5 lg
    potatoes, peeled and cubed
  • 1 pkg
    french onion soup mix
  • 4 clove
    garlic, minced
  • 1 lg
    onion, cubed
  • 2 tsp
    beef bullion
  • 3 lg
    carrots, peeled and sliced
  • 3
    celery ribs, sliced
  • 4 Tbsp
    cornstarch
  • 2
    whole, bay leaves
  • seasoning to taste for the stew meat

How To Make beef stew

  • 1
    Brown stew meat (doesn't have to be cooked all the way through, it will finish cooking in the slow cooker) in a skillet with olive oil and seasoning (I use Nature's Seasoning Blend).
  • 2
    In a slow cooker add the potatoes, stew meat, onion, garlic, onion soup mix, broth, bullion, and bay leaves. Turn slow cooker on low for 4 to 6 hours.
  • 3
    An hour before ready to serve add the carrots, celery and cornstarch (this will sound funny but you want to dip a measuring cup into the hot broth so be careful just enough to make a paste with the cornstarch then add the paste into the slow cooker then stir if you don't do it that way it will be lumpy). Serve.
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