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Recipe: Easy Slow Cooker Beef Stew

March 30, 2020 in Food & Drink, Recipes
slow cooker beef stew with roasted broccoli
slow cooker beef stew with roasted broccoli

Warm, comforting beef stew is a favourite in our house. It’s tasty and super easy to make in the slow cooker; it’s one of those meals you can leave to cook away while you get on with the rest of the day. It’s also a go-to store cupboard meal for us, as aside from the beef, we tend to have all of the ingredients ready in the fridge or cupboard.

Serve it with a side of roasted broccoli or some fresh, crusty bread to dip in the delicious beefy broth… YUM. 

slow cooker beef stew with roasted broccoli
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Easy Slow Cooker Beef Stew

Prep Time15 mins
Cook Time5 hrs
Total Time5 hrs 15 mins
Servings: 4 portions

Ingredients

  • 400 g braising steak / beef, diced
  • 400 g chopped tomatoes, canned
  • 4 large carrots, peeled & sliced
  • 1 large onion, thickly sliced
  • 1 can button mushrooms
  • 1 large can new potatoes, halved
  • 400 ml beef stock
  • 150 ml red wine (optional)
  • 2 tsp garlic powder / minced garlic
  • 4 tbsp beef gravy granules
  • 2 tsp salt
  • 1 tsp black pepper

Instructions

  • Peel and slice carrots and onions into thick slices.
  • Mix together beef stock, red wine, chopped tomatoes, garlic, salt and black pepper to make the broth.
  • Put the beef, carrots, onions and broth into the slow cooker.
  • Cover and cook on high for at least 4 hours.
  • After 4 hours, drain the mushrooms and potatoes, cutting any of the large mushrooms and potatoes into smaller equal sizes.
  • Add the mushrooms, potatoes and gravy granules to the slow cooker and stir well.
  • Cover and leave to cook for on high for one more hour.

Tips & Tricks

  • Let the beef sit at room temperature whilst you are prepping the carrots, onions and stock; this will help it cook better.
  • For the tastiest and easiest stock, I use the Knorr Rich Beef stock pots - mix one with 400ml of boiling water and stir until dissolved.
  • I've found the best gravy granules are the Bisto Best Beef gravy granules; they give the broth a really lovely rich beef flavour.
  • You can substitute fresh mushrooms for canned. Add them in after 3 hours cooking the rest of the stew.
  • Similarly, you can use fresh baby potatoes instead of canned; cut them into halves and add them in at the start of cooking with the beef, carrots and onions.
  • You can use 4 tbsp of tomato purée in place of canned tomatoes.
  • If you prefer to leave out the red wine, you can swap with a few splashes of Worcestershire sauce for a similar flavour, or just add a little more stock. 

Tags : beef, recipe, Slow-cooker, vegetables

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