Sheri's Slow Cooker Beef Stew
"I love beef stew. I am not fond of canned stew and have read many recipes and finally just took a little from one and a little from another and just added the things I like. This one my family loved so it's a keeper!"
- Ready In:
- 4hrs 45mins
- Ingredients:
- 14
- Serves:
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5-6
ingredients
- 3 large potatoes, peeled,diced
- 1 cup sliced carrot
- 1 1⁄2 lbs beef stew meat, cut up bite sized
- 1⁄2 cup olive oil
- 1⁄2 cup flour
- 4 cups beef broth
- 1 medium onion, grated
- 1 (15 ounce) can corn, drained
- 1 (4 ounce) can sliced mushrooms, drained
- 1 tablespoon dried parsley
- 1 teaspoon dried sage
- 1⁄2 teaspoon dried marjoram
- 2 teaspoons salt
- 1⁄2 teaspoon black pepper
directions
- Place diced potatoes and sliced carrots in a large microwave safe bowl, cover and cook in microwave for six minutes until potatoes are partially cooked.
- Heat oil in a large skillet.
- Place flour in a gallon sized plastic bag and coat meat.
- Brown meat in skillet.
- (Remaining flour in bag will be used as thickener) Put potatoes and meat in crock pot.
- Add remaining ingredients.
- Add flour from bag along with enough to make 1/3 of a cup of flour.
- Stir well and let simmer on low for 4 hours.
- If not to desired thickness you may remove cover and turn to high, stir every so often.
- Or add more flour or some cornstarch dissolved in a little water.
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Reviews
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Wonderful! What more can I say. I followed the recipe exactly. I did double it - it almost didn't fit in my huge crock pot! I doubled it with the intention of freezing half. No such luck. My family saw to it that there was none left for freezing! -
I didn't pre-cook my potatoes, grate the onion, or add corn. I subbed in fresh baby portobellos, a few chopped carrots, and a few tbsp. of Italian seasoning blend as my spice. For liquid, I used half broth and half dark beer. I was looking for a great basic recipe that allows for customization, and I think this is it! Super hit with a baked loaf the first day, and even better over egg noodles the second. Thanks, Sheri!
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Except for the mushrooms, I followed this recipe exactly, and found this an agreeable, great-smelling, easy, "comforty" stew. DH & I agreed not to 5-star it, though, just because we thought it wasn't something we'd find in a restaurant or something we'd make for company. But it's still good home-cookin'! -
My son had a baseball game last night, so dinner in the crockpot was a necessity. This is the first time I've made beef stew in the crockpot, everyone loved it. I didn't add mushrooms (we don't care for them) and I did add frozen corn and frozen green beans, other than that followed the recipe exactly. The house smelled wonderful when we came in. Thanks for a great recipe Narshmellow! -
This would have to be by far and away the best crock pot beef stew i have ever tasted.... the only thing i did differently was left out the corn as my family doesnt like it that much.... so tasty and simple... thankyou!
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RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
Narshmellow
Bountiful, Utah
I was born and raised in Utah.
I was a graphic designer for ten years for a local school district. I have since moved on but still enjoy doing that for fun.
I love to cook, read, listen to music, craft things. I don't think I really have a favorite cookbook.
But if I had to pick it would be one that was written up by women in the area with home recipes. I think those are the best. Probably one of the reasons I enjoy Recipezaar so much.
