Hearty beef stew

Hearty beef stew

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Hearty beef stew! This yummy beef stew warms you up with soft meat, colorful veggies, and tasty herbs all cooked slow in a crockpot. It’s like a big hug in a bowl—tender chunks of beef mix with potatoes, carrots, and more for a cozy family meal. Dip crusty bread in the thick gravy!

Serving: 4
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 7 hours 5 minutes
Total Time: 7 hours 15 minutes

Ingredients

  • 3 spoons olive oil

  • 1 kg beef cubes (cut to 3 cm pieces)

  • 1 onion, chopped small

  • 3 garlic pieces, smashed fine

  • 1/4 cup red wine

  • 3 cups beef broth

  • 2 spoons tomato paste

  • 1 spoon Worcestershire sauce

  • 1 1/2 spoons sugar

  • 1/2 spoon smoked paprika

  • 1/2 spoon salt

  • 1/2 spoon black pepper

  • 8 little red potatoes, cut in 4

  • 4 little carrots, chopped big

  • 1 celery stick, sliced thin with leaves

  • 1 small zucchini, chopped big

  • 1/4 cup red bell pepper, diced

  • 2 spoons cornflour (mix with water to thicken later)

Fresh Herbs (Cut amounts in half if dry, or use 1 1/2 spoons mixed herbs):

  • 1 spoon sage

  • 1/2 spoon thyme leaves

  • 1 1/2 spoons each: oregano leaves, garlic chives, chives (chop rough)

  • 3 bay leaves

  • 12 cm rosemary stem (or 1 spoon dried)

  • 3 spoons chopped parsley (add at end)

Crusty bread (if you want)

Hearty beef stew: Directions

  1. Warm oil in a big pot or slow cooker (if it can brown food) on medium-high. Sprinkle salt and pepper on beef.

  2. Cook beef in 2 groups. Brown all sides for 6 minutes. Put on a plate.

  3. Add onion to pot. Turn heat low. Stir till soft, about 3 minutes.

  4. Add garlic. Stir 1 more minute. (If using pot, add a splash of broth to scrape bits, then pour into slow cooker.)

  5. Add the wine, broth, tomato paste, sauce, sugar, paprika, salt, and pepper.

  6. Put beef back in slow cooker. Add veggies and herbs (save parsley). Mix good.

  7. Cook on low for 7 hours.

  8. Take out rosemary and bay leaves. Mix cornflour in 1/4 cup water to thicken. Cook 5 more minutes.

  9. Stir in parsley. Taste and add salt if needed.

  10. Serve with crusty bread.

You could chop meat smaller or use any veggies you have. Skip browning to make it faster—just dump everything in the slow cooker!

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