Slow Cooker Herbed Beef Stew Recipes

SLOW COOKER BEEF STEW I

Steps:

• Place meat in slow cooker. In a small bowl mix together the flour, salt, and pepper; pour over meat, and stir to coat meat with flour mixture. Stir in the garlic, bay leaf, paprika, Worcestershire sauce, onion, beef broth, potatoes, carrots, and celery.
• Cover, and cook on Low setting for 10 to 12 hours, or on High setting for 4 to 6 hours.

SLOW COOKER HEARTY BEEF STEW

Steps:

• Season the beef with black pepper. Coat the beef with 2 tablespoons of the flour. Heat the oil in a 10-inch skillet over medium-high heat. Add the beef in 2 batches and cook until it's well browned, stirring often.
• Place the potatoes, carrots, onions and garlic into a 5-quart slow cooker. Top with the beef. Add 3 cups of the stock, Worcestershire, thyme and bay leaf.
• Cover and cook on LOW for 10 to 11 hours* or until the beef is fork-tender. Remove and discard the bay leaf.
• Stir the remaining flour and stock in a small bowl until the mixture is smooth. Stir the flour mixture and peas in the cooker. Increase the heat to HIGH. Cover and cook for 15 minutes or until the mixture boils and thickens.
• *Or on HIGH 5 to 6 hours
• Serving suggestion: Serve with buttermilk biscuits and tossed salad topped with Ranch dressing.

SLOW-COOKER BEEF STEW

Steps:

• Layer the potatoes, carrots, onion and celery in a 5-qt. slow cooker. Place flour in a large shallow dish. Add stew meat; turn to coat evenly. In a large skillet, brown meat in oil in batches. Place over vegetables., In a large bowl, combine the tomatoes, broth, mustard, salt, pepper, thyme and, if desired, browning sauce. Pour over beef. Cover and cook on low for 7-8 hours, or until the meat and vegetables are tender. If desired, sprinkle with fresh thyme before serving.

SLOW COOKER BEEF STEW

Steps:

• Toss the beef with the paprika, 1 1/2 teaspoons salt and 1/2 teaspoon pepper. Coat in flour and shake off any excess. Heat 2 tablespoons of the oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Add the beef and cook undisturbed until it begins to brown, about 3 minutes. Continue to cook, turning the beef as needed, until mostly browned, about 3 minutes more. Remove the skillet from the heat and transfer the beef to the insert of a 6-quart slow cooker; add the potatoes, mushrooms, carrots and onions and stir to combine.
• Heat the remaining 1 tablespoon of oil in the skillet over medium heat. Add the tomato paste and stir until the oil begins to turn brick-red, about 1 minute. Add the flour and wine and whisk until thick (it's OK if there are some lumps). Add the beef broth, thyme, caraway if using, 1/2 teaspoon salt and a few grinds of pepper and bring to a simmer, whisking; continue simmering and whisking until the gravy is smooth and thick, about 4 minutes.
• Pour the gravy into the slow cooker, cover and cook on low for 8 hours. The meat and vegetables should be tender.
• Season with salt and pepper and stir in the parsley. Serve the stew in bowls with dollops of sour cream and a sprinkle of paprika.

SLOW COOKER GROUND BEEF STEW

Steps:

• Cook and stir ground beef in a skillet over medium heat with onion and garlic until the meat is completely browned, about 10 minutes. Drain excess grease.
• Stir cream of mushroom soup, vegetable broth, vegetable juice cocktail, sherry, and Worcestershire sauce together in a slow cooker. Add beef mixture; stir in potatoes, corn, peas, carrots, mushroom pieces, celery flakes, salt, black pepper, marjoram, and thyme. Set cooker to Low, cover, and cook until vegetables are tender and sauce has thickened, about 8 hours. If preferred, set cooker on High and cook 4 hours.

HERBED BEEF STEW

Steps:

• In a Dutch oven, brown meat in oil. Add the water, onion, seasonings and tomato paste. Cover and simmer for 1-1/2 hours or until meat is tender. , Stir in potatoes, carrots and green pepper; simmer 30 minutes. Add additional water if necessary. Stir in remaining ingredients; cover and simmer 20 minutes.

SLOW-COOKER BEEF STEW

Steps:

• Fry the onion and celery in 1 tbsp oil over a low heat until they start to soften - about 5 mins. Add the carrots, bay and thyme, fry for 2 mins, stir in the purée and Worcestershire sauce, add 600ml boiling water, stir and tip everything into a slow cooker. Crumble over the stock cubes or add the stock pots and stir, then season with pepper (don't add salt as the stock may be salty).
• Clean out the frying pan and fry the beef in the remaining oil in batches until it is well browned, then tip each batch into the slow cooker. Cook on low for 8-10 hrs, or on high for 4 hrs.
• If you want to thicken the gravy, mix the cornflour with a splash of cold water to make a paste, then stir in 2 tbsp of the liquid from the slow cooker. Tip back into the slow cooker, stir and cook for a further 30 mins on high. Stir in the parsley and season again to taste. Serve with mash, if you like. Leave to cool before freezing.

HEARTY CROCK-POT BEEF STEW RECIPE BY TASTY

Steps:

• Turn on slow cooker to the high setting
• Place stewing meat into the slow cooker along with ⅔ of the baby carrots and the sliced celery.
• Put one half of the onion aside. Dice the remaining half and add to the Crock-Pot. Add the potatoes.
• In a large bowl, mix 3 cups of V8 juice and the seasoning packet. Pour the liquid into the slow cooker.
• With a large cooking spoon, gently stir the stew until evenly mixed.
• Cook on high for 2.5 hours or until potatoes and carrots are soft
• Serve and enjoy!

HERBED BEEF STEW

Steps:

• In a large resealable plastic bag, combine 4 tablespoons flour, paprika and pepper.
• Add beef, a few pieces at a time, and shake to coat.
• In a Dutch oven, brown beef in oil over medium heat.
• Add the water, tomato paste, bouillon, 1 1/2 teaspoons basil, 3/4 ts thyme, 3/4 ts garlic powder and bay leaves.
• Bring to a boil.
• Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 1-1/2 hours or until meat is almost tender.
• Add potatoes, onions and carrots, Cover and simmer 30 minutes longer or until the meat and vegetables are tender.
• Discard bay leaves.
• In a small bowl, combine the parsley, salt and the remaining flour, basil, thyme and garlic powder.
• Add cold water; stir until smooth.
• Stir into stew.
• Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 2 minutes.

SLOW COOKER HERBED BEEF STEW

Steps:

• Place flour in plastic bag. Add meat cubes, shaking to coat.
• In a large pan, brown meat, in batches if necessary, in hot oil. Transfer meat to slow cooker.
• Add onion, green beans, corn, and carrots to slow cooker.
• Combine vegetable juice, bouillon granules, Worcestershire sauce, marjoram, oregano, pepper and bay leaf.
• Pour over meat and vegetables in slow cooker.
• Cover and cook on low heat setting for 10 to 12 hours, or until meat and vegetables are tender.
• Discard bay leaf and serve.