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Slow Cooker Beef Stew

January 24, 2018 by Jo Barnett

Beef Stew is terrific for a cold winter’s night dinner. Easy to make in the slow cooker.

Slow Cooker Beef Stew

Ingredients:

  • 1 1/2 lbs lean beef stew meat
  • 1 large onion – thinly sliced
  • 2 medium shallots – thinly sliced
  • 4 to 5 tablespoons olive oil
  • 3 to 4 tablespoons tomato paste
  • 4 to 5 whole garlic cloves
  • 7 carrots – chopped 1/2 inch pieces
  • 2 turnips – chopped 1/2 inch pieces
  • 10 oz cremini mushrooms- sliced
  • 1 tablespoon dried basil
  • 1 tablespoon paprika
  • 7 to 10 sprigs fresh thyme
  • 1 14oz can fire roasted tomatoes
  • 1 qt beef broth
  • salt and pepper
  • 1/2 bag frozen peas
  1. Heat olive oil in a cast iron skillet. Add onions and shallots, lightly salt and saute for 3 to 5 minutes. Move onions and shallots to the slow cooker pot.
  2. Salt and pepper the stew meat, add to cast iron skillet and sear on all sides. This takes about 5 to 7 minutes. Remove meat to slow cooker pot.
  3. Add the tomato paste to the cast iron skillet and cook for about 3 minutes and then add to slow cooker pot.
  4. Add the remaining ingredients to the slow cooker pot, give the ingredients a stir to combine.
  5. Cover and set the slow cooker on high for 5 hours. Add the peas to the stew.

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