A Winter's Night Beef Stew by Audrey M

Submitted by Audrey M

"The broth is outstanding. Serve with fresh homemade bread and salad and you are set. Great for leftovers."

 

• Ready In: 6hrs 30mins
• Ingredients: 11
• Serves: 10

ingredients

• 1 lb beef, cubed
• 2 tablespoons cooking oil
• 2 (28 ounce) cans diced tomatoes (with green pepper and garlic)
• 2 teaspoons garlic powder
• 2 carrots, sliced
• 4 cups water
• 1⁄2 cup red wine
• 1 small onion, chopped
• 4 beef bouillon cubes
• 1 teaspoon pepper
• 2 medium potatoes, cut into bit size cubes

directions

1. Warm oil and skillet and brown beef cubes.
2. Place vegetables in bottom of crock pot and add cooked beef.
3. Combine all other ingredients in a bowl.
4. Pour over ingredients in slow cooker.
5. Cook on Low for 6 hours.

Reviews

[Bev I Am]

The flavor of this was very good, although I feel it could almost be considered more of a soup than a stew. I did cut the potatoes up into very small, bite-sized cubes, but had difficutlty getting them to cook through. I cooked on low temp. for about 8 hours and finally turned the temp. to high for the last half hour to thoroughly cook the potatoes. The next time I prepare this dish, I will cut the amount of tomatoes in half, to our own taste. Thank you for posting, Audrey!

 

[ratherbeswimmin]

First of all, you need to use a 6 quart slow-cooker for this recipe. I used my 4 quart cooker thinking it would be big enough, but it wouldn't hold all the liquid. The flavor of the broth was good. For my taste, I will only use 1 can of tomatoes next time. The consistency is more like a soup, so may add something to thicken it, like cornstarch. Hearty and filling--made a nice lunch. Thanks.