Emeril's Slow Cooker Beef Stew

Submitted by K. Van Vleck

"Our favorite stew recipe with a few adjustments. So tasty and SO easy!"

 

• Ready In: 8hrs 10mins
• Ingredients: 19
• Yields: 2 quarts
• Serves: 6

ingredients

• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 2 lbs beef stew meat, cut into 1-inch pieces
• 1 1⁄2 teaspoons kosher salt
• 1 teaspoon creole seasoning
• 3⁄4 teaspoon cracked black pepper
• 2 tablespoons yogurt spread
• 1 lb button mushroom, thinly sliced
• 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
• 3 cups beef stock, at room temperature
• 2 tablespoons tomato paste
• 1⁄4 teaspoon dried thyme
• 1⁄4 teaspoon dried oregano
• 1⁄4 teaspoon dried basil
• 1⁄8 teaspoon ground allspice
• 1 lb new potato, quartered
• 1 cup carrot, diced
• 1 cup frozen pearl onions, thawed
• 1⁄2 cup frozen green pea, thawed
• 1 tablespoon fresh parsley leaves, chopped

directions

1. Set a 12-inch saute pan over medium-high heat. Add 1 tablespoon of the olive oil to the pan and season the beef with 1 teaspoon of the salt, 1 teaspoon creole seasoning and 1/2 teaspoon of the black pepper.
2. Sear the beef (in 2 batches) in the saute pan for about 2 or 3 minutes per side.
3. Add the spread, mushrooms, flour, veal stock, tomato paste, herbs, spices, and browned meat to a slow cooker.
4. Cover the slow cooker and set the temperature to high. Cook for 1 hour.
5. Add the potatoes and carrots and continue to cook the stew for another 7 hours.
6. During the last hour of cooking, add the pearl onions and replace the lid.
7. Once the stew is cooked, stir in the peas and parsley and serve immediately.

Reviews

[SneakhealthinAK]

This is the first beef stew recipe I have made and what a great one it is. I made this tonight for some friends and everyone devoured it voraciously. I love this spices and how it adds more than just a meaty flavor. Also this was super easy to make.

 

[33bella33]

Loved this! It can be difficult to find crock pot recipes that are flavorful! Too often the flavor seems to cook out before it's done. I didn't have to add anything at all before serving. The only thing I changed was the yogurt spread. Didn't have it so used a combo of light butter and butter substitute. Also, I was out of mushrooms, so I started without it, ran to the store, picked up pre-sliced mushrooms and dumped them in when I got home. About a 45 minute delay. Then I added next ingredients about 45 minutes later. From then on, I adhered to the script and had GREAT results! Enjoy!