Community Pick
All Day Beef Stew
"Easy no-brainer. Have a hearty dinner waiting for you when you get home in the evening."
photo by QueenBee49444
- Ready In:
- 8hrs 10mins
- Ingredients:
- 12
- Serves:
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6-8
ingredients
- 1 lb beef stew meat
- 4 carrots, cut in chunks
- 1 onion, chopped
- 2 -3 stalks celery, cut in chunks
- 2 -3 medium potatoes, cut in chunks
- 1 medium turnip, cut in small chunks or diced
- 1 (14 1/2 ounce) can whole tomatoes or (14 1/2 ounce) can stewed tomatoes, undrained
- 1 dash thyme
- 1 dash oregano
- 1 pinch salt or 1 pinch salt substitute
- 1 low-sodium beef bouillon cube
- 1 1⁄2 cups water
directions
- Stir all ingredients together in slow cooker/crockpot.
- Cover and cook all day on low.
- Stir gently and serve with green veggies.
Questions & Replies
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I have a Hamilton Beach Cooker, for all day I should cook it on low right?
Reviews
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Not only was this a very easy recipe to make (hardest part is cleaning and cutting up the vegetables) but it was delicious as well. The house smelled wonderful with the aroma produced from the stew while it was cooking. My husband and I had turnips for the first time in our lives too. I would recommend this recipe to anyone that enjoys beef and vegetables. I used more than a dash of thyme, oregano, and salt - probably a teaspoon or more of each for additional flavor. (Next time I might try using diced tomatoes rather than whole tomatoes just so that there are pieces throughout but it wouldn't change the recipe a bit.) -
This was a very delicious stew! I didn't have any turnip in the house so I left that out, but I was very impressed with the fact that you didn't have to brown the stewing beef first - just throw it all in and stir - WoW! -
I made this without the beef, used vegetable bouillon, and threw in a few extra spices, for the benefit of a couple of vegetarian friends. They, and I, loved it. I'll make another batch for myself, and I'll try stewing lamb instead of beef. -
What an easy recipe! I used canned diced tomatoes, just so that everything would be "bite-size". The meat was incredibly tender. I had never tried a crockpot stew recipe before, but I will definitely make this again. -
I must say this beats the beef stew I've been making by far. I used stewed tomatoes,and red potatoes. ALsom instead of an onion, I used 1 package of Lipton onion soup mix. Very good. I will be making this again!!
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Tweaks
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I love this stew! I didn't have potatoes or turnips, and I skipped the bouillon cube (mine came out fine without it) but I did add zucchini, about half an envelope of onion soup mix instead of onions, and some tomato sauce as well. I also used Italian seasoning and rosemary, and a few teaspoons of hot sauce since we love our spicy food. I had this going on high for maybe 3 1/2 hours. It's great on its own and great over rice. Thank you! -
Awesome!! My husband and son loved this recipe. I used beef stock instead of water. Great recipe! -
I couldn't believe how tasty this recipe was and how easy it was to prepare (I did it the night before and kept everything in the fridge 'til morning). I was pleasantly surprised with the addition of the turnip, which lent a unique flavor to the stew. In addition, the only thing I changed when making it was to add beef stock instead of water. Not sure if it made much of a difference, but the stew was very yummy! A definite keeper! Thanks Mille!
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Very good recipe. I am watching my blood sugar,therefore I don't eat white potatoes, so I substituted an equivalent amount of rutabaga for both the potatoes and turnip (rutabaga is a little lower on the Glycemic Index, the basis for The Zone, Atkins, Sugar Busters, and the South Beach diets). I also increased the spices to about 1/4 - 1/2 teaspoonsful. Cooked on Low for 8 hours. -
This is a great recipe. I used a can of diced sundried tomatoes instead of the stewed tomatoes. It was awesome. The best part was how easy it was. Just chop everything up, chuck it in and away you go. No fuss no muss. My family loved it.
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RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
Millereg
Christmas Island
Gavin "Miller" Duncan passed away November 12, 2004 in Laurel, MD from complications of a "broken" heart. The outpouring of support from the Recipezaar community while his health was declining was a huge comfort to him and even "perked him up" a bit in his final month. Miller was a huge asset to Recipezaar, not only due to his incredible collection of recipes, but his participation in the forums. Miller was known for his wonderful low-sodium recipes, his warmth, and last, but not least, his wicked, dry sense of humor.
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Iron Chef Morimoto:
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Dessert Dude Jacques Torres:
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Spit Boy Jamie Oliver:
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