Beef Stew

Total Time: 3 hrs 30 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 3 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 2 lbs stewing beef, cut up
• 2 -3 tablespoons flour
• salt
• pepper
• 5 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 large onion
• 4 garlic cloves
• 1 1/2 cups red wine
• 1 1/2 cups beef broth
• 3 russet potatoes or 3 red potatoes, chopped
• 1 turnip, peeled and chopped
• 2 carrots, sliced
• 2 celery ribs, chopped
• 3 bay leaves
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon fresh coarse ground black pepper
• 1/2 cup parsley, chopped
• 1 cup sliced mushrooms
• 1/2 cup frozen peas
• 1 teaspoon browning sauce
• 2 teaspoons cornstarch
• 1/4 cup water

Recipe

• 1 dredge the beef in the flour and lightly salt and pepper.
• 2 heat a large frying pan.
• 3 add 2 tb of olive oil and brown 1/2 the beef.
• 4 be sure the beef cubes are not too crowded so you can get a nice browning. an old fashioned frying pan that is not non-stick is preferable. the meat will brown better and you can scrape up the browned bits from the bottom of the pan.
• 5 chop the onion and garlic while the beef is browning.
• 6 remove the browned beef and add to the crock pot.
• 7 add 2 tb of olive oil and brown the rest of the beef.
• 8 remove the beef and place in the crock pot.
• 9 scrape the bottom of the frying pan and add that to the crock pot.
• 10 add 1 tb olive oil and saute the onion and garlic until translucent.
• 11 quench with the red wine and simmer for 30 seconds.
• 12 add the onions, garlic and red wine to the crock pot.
• 13 add potatoes, turnip, carrots, celery, bay leaves, salt and pepper.
• 14 cook on high for 2-3 hours.
• 15 add chopped parsley, mushrooms, peas and browning sauce.
• 16 cook on high for 1/2 hour.
• 17 mix cornstarch and water, add to crock pot, stir and wait to thicken.
• 18 serve.