Sunday Stew

Name: Sunday Stew
Prep time: 1 h
Cook time: 6 h
Total time: 7 h
Yield: 6
Ingredients: 1/2 medium sweet crisp apple (braeburn, fuji, honeycrisp), peeled and diced; 1 1/2 c crinkle-cut carrots; 2 lb small red potatoes, bite size or quartered; 1 medium yellow bell pepper, cut up to quarter size pieces; 1 medium yellow onion, chopped; 1/4 tsp curry powder; 1/4 tsp sage, dried; 1 1/2 tsp basil, dried; 1/2 tsp whole celery seed; 1/4 tsp crushed red pepper, optional for spicey stew; 64 oz beef broth; 2 1/2 lb beef stew meat; 1/2 c flour; salt and pepper to taste; 3 Tbsp olive oil, light

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By Annette Anderson
@VitaminBAKE

My family loves this stew. I put it in the crockpot before heading out to church on Sunday, and it's ready for an early dinner later… and a light snack later, lunch the next day… yummy.

Rating:

★★★★★ 1 vote5

Serves:

Prep:

1 Hr

Cook:

6 Hr

Ingredients

1/2 medium

sweet crisp apple (braeburn, fuji, honeycrisp), peeled and diced
1 1/2 c

crinkle-cut carrots
2 lb

small red potatoes, bite size or quartered
1 medium

yellow bell pepper, cut up to quarter size pieces
1 medium

yellow onion, chopped
1/4 tsp

curry powder
1/4 tsp

sage, dried
1 1/2 tsp

basil, dried
1/2 tsp

whole celery seed
1/4 tsp

crushed red pepper, optional for spicey stew
64 oz

beef broth
2 1/2 lb

beef stew meat
1/2 c

flour
·

salt and pepper to taste
3 Tbsp

olive oil, light
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How to Make Sunday Stew

Step-by-Step

Set crockpot to low heat. Pour beef broth into crockpot; add all spices, potatoes, veggies, and apple pieces. If you use crispy apples the pieces will stay intact and not turn to mush. The apples give the stew a unique lightly sweet flavor. If you don't have any apples, use a 1/4 cup apple juice instead.
Mix dash of salt and pepper to 1/2 cup flour in a gallon-sized Ziploc bag. Add stew meat and shake to coat.
Heat 3 tablespoons olive oil on medium heat in skillet; add stew meat and brown on all sides. Be sure NOT to cook the meat in the skillet, as that will toughen it - Browning should take less than 8 minutes total time.
Add meat to the crockpot. Cover crockpot and set to cook for 6-8 hours on low. Cooking on high heat will likely toughen the meat.
My family likes to put Pepper Jack cheese slices in the bottom of their bowl before pouring stew over it.
If you don't like spicy, omit the crushed red pepper, and put Monterey Jack cheese in your bowl.