Beef Stew

Total Time: 5 hrs 30 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 5 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1 lb beef stew meat, cubed bite size
• 1 large onion, diced
• 3 stalks celery, sliced
• 2 cups chopped carrots
• 4 large potatoes, cubed
• 4 -6 cups water
• salt and pepper
• 1 teaspoon paprika
• 1 teaspoon dried dried basil
• 1 teaspoon dried parsley flakes
• 1 tablespoon worcestershire sauce
• 2 1/2 tablespoons soya sauce
• 6 tablespoons cornstarch, mixed with
• 1 3/4 cups cold water (may need more or less)

Recipe

• 1 place all chopped vegetables and cubed beef into your crockpot and add enough water to sufficiently cover the veggies to cook for at least 5 hrs slow cook or 1 hr and 30 mins high temp cooking.
• 2 no need to cook beef before hand-- as it cooks with the veggies you get its beef stock which adds to the flavor.
• 3 add all seasonings and stir thoroughly.
• 4 turn your crock pot on to high and cover.
• 5 if cooking over the stove follow all the steps and boil on med-high stirring occasionally for 35 minutes.
• 6 and simmered covered also stirring occasionally for 45 minutes.
• 7 when your potatoes are done in both cooking methods proceed to the next step.
• 8 add cornstarch mixed in water gradually 1/2 cup at a time, stirring it in thoroughly each time checking its texture, until the stew is as thick as you like it.
• 9 you might have to add more cornstarch.
• 10 follow directions on the box.
• 11 serving suggestions: serve over vol-au-vent pastry shells, alone as a stew or enveloped into a pie for a beef pot pie.
• 12 enjoy!