Easy Crockpot Beef Stew
By
Stacy Bell
@brownbetty33
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This is such an easy thing to throw together first thing in the morning and leave to cook on LOW until dinnertime. Now I don't always brown my meat to make a stew. Sometimes I do and sometimes I'm just too lazy to bother...this was one of those times.:)Now I'd say I turned this on around 6:45 am and it was ready to go around 3pm. I turned it to warm and ate around 4:30pm. Cooking times may vary. If it isn't tender, just keep it on longer.
Rating:
★★★★★ 1 vote5
Serves:
5-6 depending on appetites (and maybe some for lunch the next day)
Cook:
9 Hr
Method:
Slow Cooker Crock Pot
Ingredients
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3 lbbeef stew meat
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1 largeonion, chopped
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3 stalk(s)celery ribs
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1 Tbspminced garlic
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2 cbeef broth (canned or using bouillon cubes dissolved in 2 cups boiling water)
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4 Tbspfrench's extra tenderizing™ worcestershire sauce
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1/2 tspsalt
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1/4 tspblack pepper
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·flour (enough to coat meat)
How to Make Easy Crockpot Beef Stew
- If the beef stew isn't already cubed into your preferred size, cut it down. Sometimes if I have huge chunks, I cut them into smaller cubes.
- Mix flour, salt and pepper together. Toss stew meat in the mixture. (How you choose to go about doing this is up to you. I just dumped the mixture onto the meat and stirred it around. You could toss it in a bowl with a lid to it or put in a plastic bag and shake it up-whatever works for you.)
- (At this point you could heat up some oil in a large pan and brown the beef but I was too lazy to do this.) Add meat to crockpot. Add chopped onion, celery, minced garlic. Pour broth and worcestershire sauce over the meat. Give it a stir.
- Cover with lid and set to LOW. Cook for 8-9 hours or until tender. Serve over rice or mashed potatoes.
