Old Fashioned Beef Stew Recipe for Slow Cooker

For those of you of follow chowtimes, I’m sure you’ll know me well enough that I try not to use the oven in summer.  It’s hot enough already and we do not need the extra heat from the oven.  I made this Old Fashioned Beef Stew using the slow cooker.

I find that this beef stew is slightly on the tangy side.  We are not so fond of tangy meat but I’m ok with tangy dessert.  The next time I’m going to make this again, I will omit the lemon juice.  This is a very hearty meal.

The main reason I made this beef stew is I found a great deal for eye of round roast at Save-On-Foods.  This 2.6kg piece of meat only cost $11.42.

Ingredients

• 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
• 3/4 cup all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1 teaspoon paprika
• 2 pounds lean stew beef
• 1 onion, quartered
• 1 clove garlic, minced
• 2 cups beef broth or bouillon
• 1 teaspoon salt or to taste
• 1 tablespoon lemon juice (I think I will omit this next time)
• 1 teaspoon sugar
• 1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
• 1/2 teaspoon ground pepper
• 1/2 teaspoon paprika
• 2 bay leaves
• 6 carrots, cut in pieces
• 6 medium potatoes, cut into pieces
• 1/3 cup cold water blended with 3 tablespoons flour for thickening (I find it not necessary)

Instructions

Wash, peel and cut vegetatbles into 1-inch pieces.

Combine 3/4 cup flour, 1 teaspoon garlic powder and 1teaspoon paprika in a plastic bag; shake to mix well.

Toss the beef  cubes in the flour and shake the bag to coat evenly.  Remove the beef from the plastic bag, shaking off excess flour mixture.

Brown the beef in a skillet with a little oil in batches.

Place the beef at the bottom of the crocpot, top with the vegetables and add in the seasaoning ingredients. Cook o low for 8 to 10 hours.  30 minutes before serving, add flour mixtures from 1/3 cup of cold water blended with 3 tablespoons of flour.  Cook on high until thicken.  I find that it’s not necessary to thicken the broth.

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