Crockpot Beef Stew
User Reviews
4.6
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Prep Time
20 mins
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Cook Time
10 hrs
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Total Time
10 hrs 20 mins
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Servings
8
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Calories
605 kcal
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Course
Main Course, Dinner
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Cuisine
American
Crockpot Beef Stew
Description
Crockpot Beef Stew centers on seasoned stewing beef, coated in flour and browned for flavor before slow cooking with vegetables and a spiced broth. The broth includes Worcestershire sauce, tomato paste, smoked paprika, cumin, and oregano, providing a savory, mildly spiced taste. Potatoes and carrots add heartiness and texture, while green beans offer a fresh element. Cooking all ingredients in the crockpot for several hours tenderizes the beef and blends the flavors fully.
The texture balances tender meat with soft vegetables in a thickened broth. Browning the meat in olive oil builds rich base flavors, and scraping the skillet bottom while adding broth captures those caramelized bits for depth. Optional flour added near the end thickens the stew to a gravy-like consistency.
This stew serves well as a standalone dinner or with bread to soak up the juices. It is a good option for meal prepping due to long cook times and convenience of slow cooker use.
When thickening, whisk flour into a bit of stew liquid before adding to avoid lumps. Adjust salt at the end because reducing concentrates seasoning. Different vegetables may be used as preferred, and cornstarch may substitute for flour in gluten-free versions.
Ingredients
- 3 pounds beef stewing
- ¼ cup all-purpose flour use a bit more if needed
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 4 cups beef broth low sodium
- 1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
- 3 tablespoons tomato paste
- ½ teaspoon salt or to taste
- ¼ teaspoon black pepper or to taste
- 1 tablespoon smoked paprika
- 1 teaspoon cumin
- 1 tablespoon oregano dried
- 1 large onion chopped
- 5 cloves garlic minced
- 6 medium potato peeled and cut into cubes
- 2 medium carrot peeled and cut into 1-inch pieces
- 1 cup green beans frozen or fresh, ends trimmed and cut in half
- ¼ cup all-purpose flour optional
Instructions
- Place the beef in a ziploc bag and add the flour over the beef. Close the ziploc bag and shake until each piece of beef is fully covered in flour. Add more flour if needed.
- Heat the olive oil in a skillet over medium-high heat. Add beef to the skillet and brown on all sides. You will have to do this in a couple batches since you don't want to crowd the meat.
- Add the broth to the skillet and scrape up all the brown bits with a wooden spoon. Add Worcestershire sauce, tomato paste, salt, pepper, paprika, cumin and oregano to the skillet and stir everything together, bring to a boil and remove from heat.
- Add the chopped onion, garlic, potatoes, carrots and green beans to your crockpot. Add beef and the broth we made earlier. Stir everything together.
- Cook on low for 8 to 10 hours or high for 5 to 6 hours.
- If you prefer your stew a bit thicker, one hour before the stew is finished, take ¼ cup of flour and whisk it together with some of the sauce from the crockpot, about a cup or so. Then pour this mixture back in the crockpot, stir and let it cook for the remainder of the time.
- Garnish with freshly chopped parsley before serving.
Notes
- Scraping the skillet while adding broth is essential to capture browned bits for flavor.
- For thickening, blend flour with stew liquid before stirring in to avoid lumps.
- Salt the stew after cooking to prevent over-salting as flavors concentrate during slow cooking.
- Optional vegetables like peas or broccoli can be added to customize the stew.
- For a gluten-free option, use cornstarch instead of flour for coating and thickening the stew.
Nutrition Information
Show DetailsNutrition Facts
Serving: 8Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 605 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1serving | |
| Calories | 605kcal | 30% |
| Carbohydrates | 32g | 11% |
| Protein | 37g | 74% |
| Fat | 36g | 55% |
| Saturated Fat | 13g | 65% |
| Cholesterol | 120mg | 40% |
| Sodium | 563mg | 23% |
| Potassium | 1563mg | 33% |
| Fiber | 6g | 24% |
| Sugar | 2g | 4% |
| Vitamin A | 3175IU | 64% |
| Vitamin C | 23.7mg | 26% |
| Calcium | 112mg | 11% |
| Iron | 9.9mg | 55% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
User Reviews
Overall Rating
4.6
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