Crock Pot Beef Stew
One of the most favorite meals especially during cold seasons is the crock pot beef stew. It’s a perfect dish to enjoy the dinner together with your family especially if you’re tired working in the day and smell the delicious aroma of it when you got home. Aside from its great taste, it’s also easy to prepare and perfect during a hectic schedule.
Before leaving your home, you can prepare everything and let the beef stew cook in the crock pot all day while you are on your work. Coming home with a best dinner is so great and can lighten your mood during at night. But if you prefer, you can also start cooking at night and enjoy your breakfast with this delicious meal.
A crock pot is an electrical cooking appliance that slowly cooks foods. It requires a minimum temperature to cook the food. It is specifically designed to allow unattended cooking so that you can already prepare your favorite dish before you leave your home, and readily have dinner after your shift. It is one of the safest kitchenware that is perfect for busy moms and workaholics.
How to Prepare a Crock Pot Beef Stew
Ingredients:
About 4 pounds of beef stew
1 cup all-purpose flour
1/3 cup olive oil
2 onions (diced)
1 6-ounce can tomato paste
1 cup dry red wine
1 lb potatoes (cubed)
½ lb carrots (cubed)
2 cups beef broth
1 tablespoon salt
1 teaspoon dried thyme leaves
1 bay leaf
1 cup peas
Procedure:
- Cut the beef into at least 2-inch pieces. Cover the trimmed beef in the flour. Heat few tablespoons of olive oil in a large skillet and cook the beef until brown. When cooked, remove the beef and place it in the crock pot.
- Saute onions in the skillet with a medium heat. After, add the tomato paste and cover the onions with it. You can then add the red wine to make sure you will get all the brown bits in the skillet for a more flavorful dish. Transfer them to the slow cooker.
- Stir in the rest of the ingredients: potatoes, carrots, beef broth, salt, thyme and bay leaf.
- Cover and cook it with a very low temperature for 8-10hrs. You can even cook it with high heat for 4-6hrs. Add the peas after and heat through. You can adjust the seasonings by adding salt or pepper, all according to your taste. This serving can feed 8-10 people. A perfect crock pot beef stew for everyone!
If you want to experience this flavorful dish that is perfect especially during frosty winter days, you can try cooking this and enjoy its mouthwatering aroma and taste. All you need to do is prepare the ingredients and simply follow the procedures above. After all, it’s just easy to prepare and no need to possess a culinary degree to cook it. You can also add your favorite spices in it. If you want to taste more of the soup, you can add more beef broth. Don’t be afraid to experiment on your own favorites. Crock pot beef stew is really one of the most easiest and yet tasteful dishes everyone would want to try of.
Crock Pot Beef Stew
