Easy Crock Pot Beef Cubes

Submitted by *Parsley*

"Great over mashed potatoes or hot buttered egg noodles."

 

• Ready In: 7hrs 10mins
• Ingredients: 13
• Serves: 6-8

ingredients

• 2 1⁄2 - 3 lbs beef stew meat, 1-inch cubes approx
• 1⁄2 thinly sliced onion
• 1 (15 ounce) can tomato sauce
• 2 tablespoons brown sugar, packed
• 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
• 1 teaspoon thyme
• 1⁄2 teaspoon basil
• 1⁄2 teaspoon celery seed
• 1⁄2 teaspoon pepper
• 1⁄4 teaspoon salt
• 1 tablespoon cornstarch, dissolved in
• 1 tablespoon cold water
• hot mashed potatoes or hot buttered egg noodles

directions

1. Place the beef cubes and onion slices in the crock pot.
2. Combine tomato sauce, brown sugar, worcestershire, thyme, basil, celery seed, pepper and salt and pour over meat and onions.
3. Cover and cook on low for 6-8 hours.
4. Turn to high. Dissolve the cornstarch in the water and then stir into the crock pot.
5. Cover and keep on high for 10 minutes.
6. Stir again and serve over mashed potatoes or hot buttered egg noodles.

Reviews

[psalm51_119_8949956]

These were good, and easy! Per another reviewer's opinion, I tried to build some extra flavor. I have a crock pot that will let me brown the meat right in it, so I did, sprinkling it with salt and pepper, onion and garlic powders, and celery salt. Then I softened the onion. I also added a few drops of Tobasco, and and a zhush of lemon juice. I also threw in 4 pennied carrots because we love the flavor of beef and carrots. Didn't have tomato sauce, so I used crushed--it was fine.<br/><br/>Although browning the meat adds prep time, I still thought these were easy.It could be done on teh stovetop easily enough, too. My family loved these beef cubes with noodles! And for all 5 kiddos to like something is really sayin' something.<br/>Thanks for posting the recipe!

 

[Terri Newell]

Very good. We didn't even need to thicken it at the end. We served it burrito-style with shredded cheese. No leftovers!

 

[sparky9957]

I thought that this recipe was good. My husband was "its okay". I think that adding some garlic & a liitle heavier on the spices would make it much better.