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Slow Cooker Beef Stew
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Slow Cooker Beef Stew

Author Joy in Every Season

Ingredients

  • 2 # stew meat
  • 1/2 cup flour
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1 tsp pepper
  • 1 tsp garlic powder
  • 1 tsp onion powder
  • 1 tsp paprika
  • 3 TBSP olive oil
  • 1 large yellow onion peeled and large cubed
  • 4 carrots peeled and large cubed
  • 3-4 potatoes peeled and large cubed
  • 3-4 celery stalks large cubes
  • 1 cup frozen corn
  • 1 small can tomato paste
  • 4 cups beef stock
  • 1 tsp worcestershire sauce
  • 2 cloves garlic crushed
  • 1 large bay leaf

Instructions

  • Place flour into large zip lock baggie. Add in: salt, pepper, garlic powder, onion powder, and paprika. Mix together.
  • Add in stew meat. Seal bag and shake until meat is well coated with flour mixture.
  • Heat 3 TBSP olive oil in large skillet over med/high heat. Add meat (cooking in batches if necessary), and brown well on all sides. Remove from pan.
  • Prep veggies (peel and chop into equal size cubes, approx. 1 1/2" in size).
  • Place cooked beef cubes, potatoes, onion, carrots, celery into large slow cooker.
  • In separate bowl, mix tomato paste into beef broth until blended.
  • Add broth, crushed garlic, worcestershire sauce, and bay leaves to slow cooker. At the time everything except for corn should be in slow cooker.
  • At the last hour of cooking, add in frozen corn.
  • Set to high and cook for approx. 6-7 hours or until veggies are all tender. On low temp, cook for approx. 10 hours.