Crock Pot Mushroom Beef Soup

Submitted by Marla Swoffer

"A rich, savory broth filled with tender chunks of beef and meaty mushrooms. This was a happy accident, the result of me putting the wrong meat into the crock pot with a bunch of beef stock, so I had to improvise a new recipe. Amounts should be adjusted to taste since I only measured the stock and the sugar. I actually cooked it for four hours on low and two hours on high at the end."

 

• Ready In: 7hrs 10mins
• Ingredients: 9
• Serves: 4-6

ingredients

• 2 lbs pot roast (or similar stewing beef)
• 1 lb mushroom, halved
• 1 onion, coarsely chopped
• 4 cups beef stock
• 1⁄4 cup balsamic vinegar
• 1⁄3 cup apple juice
• 2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
• 1 tablespoon sugar
• 1⁄4 teaspoon black pepper (optional)

directions

1. Add ingredients to crock pot in order listed and cook on low for 7-8 hours.
2. (Note: If using a roast, you may trim the fat before cooking or wait until the end--so it can impart flavor--and strain it out. Toward the end of the cook time, it may be necessary to use two forks to shred the beef into bite size pieces.).