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Slow Cook Beef Stew Recipe

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“I work long hours and try to find recipes for hearty meals that'll be ready when I arrive home,” writes Donna Wenger of Little Rock, Arkansas. “Everyone who tries this really enjoys the rich taste and tender meat.”

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Slow Cook Beef Stew Recipe

Prep: 20 min. Cook: 6 hours

Yield: 6 Servings

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Ingredients

2 pounds beef top round steak, cut into 1-inch cubes
8 medium carrots, cut into 1-inch pieces
1 pound small red potatoes, quartered
1/2 pound sliced fresh mushrooms
1 medium sweet red pepper, chopped
1 can (14-1/2 ounces) diced tomatoes, undrained
1/4 cup all-purpose flour
1 can (6 ounces) tomato paste
3/4 cup beef broth
1/3 cup dry red wine or additional beef broth
1-1/2 teaspoons salt
1 teaspoon minced garlic
1 teaspoon pepper
1/2 teaspoon dried thyme

Directions

In a large skillet, brown beef on all sides. In a 5-qt. slow cooker, combine the carrots, potatoes, mushrooms and red pepper. Pour tomatoes over the top.
In a small bowl, whisk the flour, tomato paste and broth until smooth. Stir in the wine, salt, garlic, pepper and thyme; pour into slow cooker. Top with beef.
Cover and cook on low for 6-8 hours or until meat is tender. Yield: 6 servings.

Originally published as Slow Cooker Beef Stew in Simple & Delicious November/December 2007, p64

Full-Bodied Red Wine

Enjoy this recipe with a full-bodied red wine such as Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot or Syrah.

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Reviewed on Jan. 17, 2013 by equifam1

This is a delicious stew- wanted to give it five stars, but can't decide whether on not the thyme flavor works. Made it with russet instead of red, think red would have tasted better. Added a medium vidalia onion, omitted mushrooms since I did not have any on hand. Added an entire can (14 oz) of beef broth, no wine. It still turned out wonderful, but sauce was a little thin, probably because of extra broth. It makes the house smell fabulous. It needed 7 hours to cook the vegetables through, the meat was probably done at 6 hrs. Served it over buttered egg noodles. Will surely make it many times - the family loved it.

Reviewed on Dec. 02, 2012 by uwasv_waya

The stores in my area do not sell carrots by small, medium, or large. Nor do they sell peppers of any kind that way. I can only get them by the pound. Can you tell me where I can buy these things in the proper size?

Reviewed on Oct. 29, 2012 by 6foreverpaws

This stew has great flavor and easy to put together. I omitted the red pepper and added 1 medium onion. The hubby loved it so much that with every mouth full he said this is great...........a keeper at my house.

Reviewed on Oct. 13, 2012 by cee-jay

I haven't made this yet but have a few questions. I wish to prepare this stew for company but they don't care for mushrooms.

Is there an ingredient I can substitute for the mushrooms or can I can I omit them altogether. Also how much celery and onions should I add?

Reviewed on Mar. 12, 2012 by nberger0307

Very thick and flavorful and not too salty like other stew recipes. My whole family loved it including the 9 month old! Will definitely make again. I did add celery and onions only because I had them on hand.

Reviewed on Oct. 30, 2011 by workinmomTX

I don't usually like tomato based beef stew, but this was delicious!I added onions and celery, otherwise I followed the recipe exactly. I was a little worried about the beef not cooking being at the top. The recipe didn't say mix everything. I did mix it when the liquid started rising to the top and it cooked perfectly. The meat was so tender, the vegetables cooked to perfection. This is a keeper!

Reviewed on Jan. 08, 2011 by groucho_CT_

I live alone so this was a great recipe.

I enjoyed it for several days and froze two portions for another time. I made it just as suggested and other than adding extra veggies I wouldn't change a thing.

Reviewed on Sep. 19, 2010 by Nefertiti83

This was a great stew! I hate chicken noodle soup so when I am sick, I crave stew and this hit the spot! I added some celery and and onion to this and it was the best comfort food!

Reviewed on Feb. 10, 2010 by drylake7

This is a wonderful stew recipe. I don't add the mushrooms because my husband doesn't like them. I was worried that the veggies would be over done but they were great. I have passed this slow cooker recipe to my friends and everyone loves it. I'm making it tomorrow for my husband's birthday meal....it's what he asked for!

Reviewed on Nov. 18, 2008 by marthabenoit

Works wonderful with Moose meat also.