Slow Cooker Beef And Beer Stew With Root Vegetables Recipes

SLOW-COOKER BEEF AND BEER STEW WITH ROOT VEGETABLES

Steps:

• Sprinkle beef with salt and pepper.
• Heat oil in a large, heavy skillet over medium-high heat.
• Working in two batches, brown beef on all sides, 5 to 6 minutes per batch.
• With a slotted spoon, transfer beef to a slow cooker.
• Return skillet to medium heat and add onion and garlic.
• Cook, stirring frequently, until softened, about 5 minutes.
• Stir in tomato paste and cook, stirring, for 1 minute.
• Add beer and scrape bottom of the skillet to loosen any browned bits.
• Pour mixture into the slow cooker.
• Add parsnips, carrots and bay leaves to the slow cooker.
• Cover and cook until beef is very tender, about 4 hours on high or 8 hours on low. Discard bay leaves and serve.

BEEF STEW WITH ROOT VEGETABLES

Steps:

• Heat the oil and butter in a pan and brown the beef. Remove the beef from the pan, throw in the garlic and onions and cook until softened, about 3 minutes. Pour in the beer, beef broth, Worcestershire sauce, tomato paste, sugar, paprika, salt and some pepper. Then return the beef to the pan, cover and simmer on a low heat until the meat is very tender, 1 1/2 to 2 hours. If the liquid level gets too low, add more broth as needed.
• Add the carrots, parsnips and turnips and continue to simmer until the vegetables are tender and the liquid is reduced, about 30 minutes.
• If the stew is still too liquidy, remove a cup of cooking liquid from the pan and stir in the flour. Add the flour mixture back into the pan and stir. Simmer for 10 minutes until the stew is thick. The meat should be very tender; if it's tough, let it continue to cook.
• To finish, add the parsley and stir through the stew.

CROCKPOT BEEF AND BEER STEW

Steps:

• Serve right away and enjoy.

SLOW COOKER BEEF VEGETABLE STEW

Steps:

• Place the beef, potatoes, water, carrots, soup, onion, celery, Worcestershire sauce, browning sauce if desired, bouillon granules, garlic, sugar, salt and pepper in a 5- or 6-qt. slow cooker. Cover and cook on low until meat is tender, 6-8 hours., Combine cornstarch and cold water in a small bowl until smooth; gradually stir into stew. Cover and cook on high until thickened, 30 minutes. Stir in peas; heat through.

BEEF AND BEER STEW WITH ROOT VEGETABLES

Steps:

• Season the beef with salt and pepper. Tie the bay leaves, thyme and rosemary into a sachet garni in cheesecloth. In a large casserole combine the oil and butter and heat until the butter bubbles. Add the beef in one flat and not too tightly packed layer and brown the beef well on all sides. Remove the beef, set aside and add the onions to the casserole and cook to a golden caramelized color. Sprinkle the onions with the flour and stir to combine well.
• Return the beef to the casserole, add the beer, hot broth, herb sachet garni, tomatoes, salt and pepper. Bring to a boil and reduce the heat to a slow simmer. Cook for 3/4 hour.
• Add the carrots, celery, rutabaga and parsnips and continue to cook for 1 additional hour.

SLOW COOKER BEEF WITH ROOT VEGETABLES

Steps:

• Arrange onion, potatoes, carrots, turnip, and rutabaga in bottom of slow cooker. Season beef all over with salt and black pepper. Rub flour all over beef. Place roast on top of vegetables in slow cooker.
• Whisk together tomato sauce, brown sugar, chili powder, cumin, mustard powder, and garlic powder. Pour mixture over beef. Cover and cook on LOW for 12 hours or on HIGH for 8 hours.
• Serve 1/3 of beef and all of the vegetables with this meal. Shred and refrigerate remaining beef until ready to use.