Barbecue Beef Stew

Total Time: 8 hrs 25 mins Preparation Time: 25 mins Cook Time: 8 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 2 lbs beef stew meat, cut in 1 inch pieces
• 2 tablespoons cooking oil
• 1 cup thinly sliced onion, separated into rings
• 1/2 cup chopped green pepper
• 1 clove garlic, minced
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 2 cups beef broth or 2 cups beef stock
• 1 (8 ounce) can tomatoes, cut up
• 1 (4 ounce) can mushroom stems and pieces, drained
• 1/3 cup bottled barbecue sauce
• 3 tablespoons cornstarch
• hot cooked rice

Recipe

• 1 in skillet brown meat in hot oil.
• 2 drain off fat.
• 3 place onion rings, green pepper and garlic in crockery cooker.
• 4 place meat atop; sprinkle with salt and 1/8 teaspoon pepper.
• 5 add beef broth, undrained tomatoes, mushrooms and barbecue sauce; stir to mix.
• 6 cover; cook on low-heat setting for 8-10 hours.
• 7 turn cooker to high-heat setting.
• 8 blend 1/4 cup cold water slowly into cornstarch; stir into stew.
• 9 cover and cook till thickened and bubbly, stirring occasionally.
• 10 serve over hot rice.