Description
A comforting and hearty crockpot beef stew, perfect for weeknights and easy to customize.
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 pounds cubed beef stew meat
- 1/3 cup all-purpose flour
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
- 3 cups beef broth
- 5 large potatoes, diced
- 4 carrots, peeled and chopped
- 1 small onion, chopped
- 1 stalk celery, chopped
- 2 teaspoons Worcestershire sauce
- 1 teaspoon ground paprika
- 1 clove garlic, minced
- 1 bay leaf
Instructions
- Brown the beef in a skillet over medium-high heat in batches for 6 to 8 minutes until browned on all sides.
- Sprinkle the flour, salt, and pepper over the browned meat and toss to coat evenly.
- Transfer the beef to the slow cooker and add the beef broth, stirring to deglaze browned bits from the skillet.
- Add the potatoes, carrots, onion, celery, Worcestershire sauce, paprika, garlic, and bay leaf to the slow cooker and stir to combine.
- Cover and cook on HIGH for 5 to 6 hours or LOW for 8 to 12 hours, until beef is fork-tender.
- Taste and adjust seasoning, remove the bay leaf, and skim excess fat if desired.
- If a thicker sauce is preferred, stir a slurry of 1 tablespoon cornstarch and 2 tablespoons cold water and cook on HIGH uncovered for 15 to 20 minutes to thicken.
- Serve hot with fresh parsley if desired.
Notes
Brown the meat in batches for better flavor and use low-sodium broth to control salt levels.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 360 minutes
- Category: Main Course
- Method: Slow Cooking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 680
- Sugar: 5g
- Sodium: 850mg
- Fat: 25g
- Saturated Fat: 10g
- Unsaturated Fat: 10g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 58g
- Fiber: 6g
- Protein: 39g
- Cholesterol: 100mg