Beef Merlot Crock Pot

Total Time: 10 hrs 15 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 10 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 1/2 lbs stew meat
• 2 tablespoons bacon fat
• 1 onion, chopped
• 5 garlic cloves, chopped
• 1 cup water
• 2 beef bouillon cubes
• 1/4 cup merlot (optional) or 1/4 cup other red wine (optional)

Recipe

• 1 heat frying pan on high (hot pan, cold grease= no sticking!).
• 2 add 2 t bacon fat- melt.
• 3 add chopped onion and garlic.
• 4 turn down heat to medium low- sauté for 5 minutes.
• 5 remove and set aside.
• 6 turn up heat to high- get pan really hot.
• 7 add more bacon fat or olive oil if pan is dry.
• 8 quickly brown meat- let each side get browned.
• 9 place browned meat into crock pot.
• 10 add 1 cup water to pan to make a beef stock.
• 11 add 2 bouillon cubes- stir and break up into stock.
• 12 add 1/4 merlot (or other red wine) optional.
• 13 pour over meat in crock pot.
• 14 spoon onion mixture over meat.
• 15 cover and cook 10 hours on low.
• 16 serve with mashed potatoes (or rice), cooked/buttered broccoli and crusty rolls.