Classic Crock-Pot Beef Stew. Classic Beef Stew in a Crock Pot. This is the best beef stew I've ever made. It tastes great with a crunchy loaf of bread.
Mix flour, salt, and pepper in Crock-Pot® slow cooker. Add onion, carrots, celery, potatoes, beef broth, Soy sauce, and Worcestershire sauce. Mix cornstarch with water and stir into stew. You can cook Classic Crock-Pot Beef Stew using 12 ingredients and 3 steps. Here is how you cook it.
Ingredients of Classic Crock-Pot Beef Stew
- Prepare 1 lb of stewing beef.
- Prepare 4 of med. russet potatoes (peeled and diced).
- Prepare 1 of med. onion (diced).
- You need 3-4 cloves of garlic (crushed).
- You need 3-4 of med. carrots (peeled and diced).
- It's 2-3 stalks of celery (chopped).
- Prepare 1 of bay leaf.
- It's 3 cubes of beef bouillon.
- You need 2 cups of water.
- It's 1/4 cup of flour.
- You need 2 cups of frozen peas.
- It's of salt & pepper.
Coat the beef in the flour. Heat a few tablespoons of the oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Brown the meat, a few pieces at a time, adding more oil as necessary. Remove and discard the bay leaves.
Classic Crock-Pot Beef Stew instructions
- Add everything, but peas to Crock-Pot..
- High: 6-7 hours, Low: 9-10.
- Add peas last 30-60 mins.
This easy, comforting beef stew is cooked in a slow cooker with potatoes in a hearty broth. Garlic, Worcestershire sauce, and paprika add flair! I tried swaying from the classic stew, and my family revolted. This is the classic stew, but with tons of flavor. I use Beef Chuck (never the stew meat packaged in stores).