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3.7 from 9 votes

Easy Slow Cooker Beef Stew

Easy Slow Cooker Beef Stew is a simple dump and go recipe that is both tangy and delicious!

Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
6 hrs
Servings: 4 - 6 people
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: British

Ingredients

  • 2 onions large roughly chopped
  • 2 celery sticks chopped
  • 2 carrots 1 cm cubes
  • 2 potatoes cut 2 cm cubes
  • 2 cloves garlic minced
  • 400 g diced beef stewing steak, trimmed of fat & sinew
  • 1 tsp dried rosemary
  • 1 tsp sugar
  • 1 heaped tbsp tomato puree
  • 1 tin Italian good quality chopped tomatoes
  • 2 large knobs of butter
  • 1 tbsp Worcestershire sauce 
  • 3 splashes Tobasco Sauce
  • 500 ml beef stock made with 2 beef stock cubes
  • 125 g frozen peas 2 good handfuls
  • salt to taste
  • pepper to taste
  • Optional
  • 1.5 tbsp plain flour to thicken (toss with the beef)

Instructions

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  1. To a slow cooker (Crock Pot) add chopped onions, celery, carrot, potatoes, minced garlic, beef (tossed in flour if using), 1 tsp rosemary, 1 tsp sugar, salt, pepper, heaped tbsp tomato puree, tinned chopped tomatoes, 2 knobs butter, 1 tbsp Worcestershire Sauce, 3 splashes Tabasco Sauce and 500 ml beef stock.
  2. Cook on high for 5 - 6 hours or low 7 – 8 hrs.
  3. One hour before the end of cooking time add the peas and give a good stir.
  4. The stew is ready once the meat is tender and vegetables cooked.
  5. Serve in bowls with crusty bread.

Notes

  • If you're going to be out all day and just want to come home to a cooked meal you could add the peas at the beginning of the cooking process.
  • Plus if you're really pushed for time you could use some frozen mixed vegetables in place of the fresh vegetables but still use a couple of potatoes.