Crockpot Beef Stew With Beer Recipes

CROCK POT BEEF & BEER STEW

Steps:

• Place cut carrots, celery, onion and potatoes in the bottom of a large crock pot.
• Mix tomato paste, garlic, paprika and Worcestershire sauce together in a small prep bowl and set aside.
• Trim meat and cut into 1" cubes.
• Place flour, salt and pepper into a large zipper lock bag. Add meat, seal bag and shake to coat.
• In a large skillet heat 1 Tablespoon vegetable oil until hot. Add half of the meat and brown quickly on all sides. Be careful to separate the pieces. Transfer meat to the crock pot and brown the remaining pieces. Spoon the tomato paste mixture over the last batch of beef and stir well to coat. Cook about 1 minute longer then tranfer contents of skillet to the crock pot.
• Add the bay leaves and pour the beer over everything. Cover and cook on low for 8-10 hours. (Note, this was fully cooked in my crock after 8 hours.).

CROCKPOT BEEF AND BEER STEW

Steps:

• Serve right away and enjoy.

BEER AND BEEF CROCK POT

Steps:

• Add the beer to the crock pot, turn the control to high.
• Cut the beef into cubes, coat with the flour and brown in half of the butter, you might have to do this in batches.
• Transfer the browned beef to the crock pot.
• Using the rest of the butter brown the onions, add garlic, tomato puree and cayenne if using.
• Add to the crock pot together with the bay leaves and salt and pepper.
• Now turn the crock pot to low and cook for 6 to 8 hours, until the beef is tender.
• If you want to thicken the sauce add about 2 tablespoons of flour made into a paste, about 30 minutes before the end of the cooking time, stir that in, you will have to turn the crock pot on high for this.

BEEF IN BEER IN THE SLOW COOKER

Steps:

• Preheat slow cooker on Low.
• Heat 2 teaspoons oil in a skillet over medium-low heat and cook shallots until they are lightly browned, 5 to 10 minutes. Place in the slow cooker. Add beef to the same skillet and cook until meat is seared on all sides and browned, about 5 minutes. Add flour and mix well. Pour in beer and bring to a boil. Transfer beef-beer mixture to the slow cooker.
• Wipe out the skillet with a paper towel and add remaining 2 teaspoons oil. Add onion and cook until soft and translucent, about 5 minutes. Add garlic and bacon and cook for 1 minute more. Transfer to the slow cooker. Add mushrooms and season generously with salt and pepper. Cover.
• Cook on Low until meat is cooked through, about 5 hours.

CROCK POT BEEF & BEER STEW

Steps:

• Add beef and vegetables to crockpot.
• Mix the remaining ingredients (except cornstarch) in a bowl and pour over beef.
• Cover and cook on low for 6 hours.
• When you hit the 6-hour mark, mix the cornstarch with about 1 tbsp of water, then add this mixture to the crock pot.
• Leave the lid off, turn the crock pot to high, and let it cook for another 10 minutes or so, until the sauce starts to thicken a bit.
• Serve with some crusty bread and enjoy!