Slow Cooked Beef Stew

A perfect cozy meal for cold weather.

• ⏲️ Prep time: 20 min
• 🍳 Cook time: 4 hours
• 🍽️ Servings: 8 servings

Ingredients

• 2 pounds mini red potatoes
• 1 yellow onion
• 3 carrots
• 4 stalks celery
• 4 cloves garlic
• 600g (1 1/2 pounds) stew beef
• 2 Tbsp flour
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1/4 tsp pepper
• 2 Tbsp oil
• 2 cups beef broth
• 1 Tbsp dijon mustard
• 1 Tbsp Worcestershire sauce
• 1 Tbsp soy sauce
• 1/2 Tbsp brown sugar
• 1/2 Tbsp dried rosemary
• 1/2 Tbsp dried thyme

Directions

1. Dice the onion and celery. Halve the potatoes. Slice the carrots into coins. Mince the garlic. Put the prepared vegetables in the bottom of a slow cooker.
2. Place the stew beef in a bowl and sprinkle with the flour, salt, and pepper. Toss to coat.
3. Heat a large frying pan over medium-high heat. Add the oil. Add the meat mixture and let it sit until browned on the bottom, then stir and brown another side. Transfer the beef to the slow cooker.
4. Lower the heat for the frying pan to low. Add broth, mustard, Worcestershire sauce, soy sauce, rosemary, and thyme to the frying pan and deglaze the fond left by the beef.
5. Pour the warmed broth mixture over the ingredients in the slow cooker. Stir to combine.
6. Cook stew on high for four hours, or low for eight hours.
7. Smushing the cooked potatoes a bit will help thicken the stew. Taste for seasoning. Serve hot.