I need a slow-cooker, Beef Stew recipe

[Suzanne in ABQ]

I'm planning BUNKO at my house on St. Patrick's Day. I'd like to make a good Irish Stew for dinner. I'd like to use my 6qt slow cooker.

 

Any fool-proof recipes, or tips?

 

Thanks!

Suzanne

[katemary63]

Don't have a recipe, just make it as I go. But my tip, add A1 sauce!

 

I put in beef cubes, carrots, onions, potatoes, whole green beans, stock, can of petit diced tomatoes, a bay leaf, flour, salt, pepper and A1.

 

Also, not Irish as far as I know.

[Suzanne in ABQ]

Thank you! I had never thought of using A-1. Great idea. Thanks

[Ferdie]

I'm not sure what Irish Stew is, but here is my beef stew crock pot recipe.

 

onion, diced

4 medium potatoes, peeled and diced

3 carrots, peeled and diced

2-3 lbs chuck roast

1 tsp salt

1/2 tsp pepper

1/2 cup water

 

Layer above items in crock pot in the order listed. Cook on low for 8+ hours. One hour before you want to eat, remove the chuck roast and cut up into cube,s removing the fat. The meat should be soft and almost fall apart. If the meat is tough, cut up anyway and cook on high for another hour or two.

 

Have fun with your bunco group!

[Suzanne in ABQ]

Thank you for the crock-pot times. I had no idea it would take 8+ hours! I would have been a dead duck, with raw stew and 11 hungry ladies glaring at me! :w00t:

[KatieJ]

I believe whatever recipe I used, I would brown the stew meat before dumping it in the crockpot to maximize flavor.

 

Using A-1 or something other sauce would help get some color into your dish.

See if you can find an America's Test Kitchen recipe for crockpot stew. They are excellent at solving problems with recipes. IE; the lack of color in a crockpot stew.