Best of All: Slow Cooker Beef Stew
Description
Combining the best of several recipes, this slow cooker beef stew will provide you hearty goodness on a cold night.
Ingredients
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1/3 cup all-purpose flour
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1/2 teaspoon garlic salt
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1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper
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2 pounds beef for stew, cut into 1-inch cubes
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2 tablespoons olive oil
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1 onion, chopped
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1 1/2 cups beef broth
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1/2 cup red wine
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1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
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3 potatoes, diced
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4 carrots, sliced
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1 stalk celery, chopped
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2 cloves garlic, minced
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2 bay leaves
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1 (1 1/2 ounce) package beef stew seasoning mix (such as McCormick®)
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1 teaspoon paprika
Directions
1
Whisk flour, garlic salt, and black pepper together in a small bowl; pour into a large resealable plastic bag. Place stew beef in bag, seal the bag, and shake to coat beef to coat completely.
2
Heat olive oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat; saute coated beef in hot oil until browned on all sides, about 10 minutes. Stir onion into beef; saute until onion is softened, 5 to 7 minutes. Pour beef and onions into a slow cooker.
3
Stir beef broth, red wine, and Worcestershire sauce together in a bowl. Pour broth mixture into the same skillet and bring to a boil while scraping the browned bits of food off of the bottom of the skillet with a wooden spoon. Transfer broth mixture to the slow cooker.
4
Mix potatoes, carrots, celery, garlic, bay leaves, beef stew seasoning mix, and paprika into beef mixture.
5
Cook on High for 1 hour. Reduce heat to Low and cook until meat is tender, 6 to 7 hours.