Crockpot / Slow Cooker Beef Stew Recipe

beef

🥗Healthier: lean cuts of beef

💰Cheaper: pork

Pork is often less expensive and can be a leaner option.

potatoes

🥗Healthier: sweet potatoes

💰Cheaper: white potatoes

Sweet potatoes are more nutritious.

Begin by preparing 3 pounds of beef for stew, which can be chuck roast cut into chunks.

Sprinkle salt and black pepper on the beef.

Heat olive oil in a pan and add the beef to brown it.

Brown the beef lightly; it doesn't have to be cooked all the way through.

Remove the browned beef and place it into the slow cooker.

Add more olive oil to the pan and then add 2 cups of chopped white onions to sauté.

Brown the onions and then add them to the slow cooker with the beef.

Next, add 2 pounds of cut-up red potatoes to the slow cooker.

Add 3 cups of chopped carrots to the slow cooker.

In a separate bowl, mix 4 tablespoons of minced garlic, 2 tablespoons of Better Than Bouillon sautéed onion, and 32 ounces of beef broth; pour this mixture into the slow cooker.

Add 1 cup of red wine (Cabernet Sauvignon) to the slow cooker.

Add 6 ounces of tomato paste, 1.5 tablespoons of Worcestershire sauce, 1 tablespoon of thyme, 1 tablespoon of smoked paprika, 0.5 tablespoon of carrot seed, 1 tablespoon of rosemary, 0.5 tablespoon of black pepper, and 1 teaspoon of crushed red pepper to the slow cooker.

Add 3 bay leaves to the mixture in the slow cooker.

Stir everything together in the slow cooker until well mixed.

Set the slow cooker to high and cook for 4 hours.

After 4 hours, switch the slow cooker to warm.

To thicken the sauce, mix 0.25 cup of water with 2.5 tablespoons of cornstarch until well combined.

Pour half of the cornstarch mixture into the stew and stir it in.

If the sauce is not thick enough, add more cornstarch and water mixture as needed.

Once the gravy reaches the desired thickness, add chopped parsley on top.

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