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(Not My) Aunt Barbara’s Beef Stew

November 30, 2013 by pictureperfectcooking

Today’s recipe is another great slow cooker recipe from The Southern Slow Cooker cookbook by Kendra Bailey Morris.  This dish doesn’t need much of an introduction because the flavor speaks for itself.  I made it on a cool and rainy Sunday and it was perfect comfort food!  This and a pan of cornbread is all you need for a hearty and healthy meal.

Aunt Barbara's Beef Stew

1 cup coarsely chopped onion

4 carrots, peeled and cut into 1 1/2 inch slices

2 large potatoes, peeled & cut into 1 1/2 inch cubes

1 1/2 pounds boneless beef stew meat, cut into 1 inch pieces

1/2 cup all purpose flour

1/2 tsp. salt

1/4 tsp. black pepper

1 tbsp. olive oil

3 1/2 cups beef broth, low sodium

15 oz. can no salt added diced tomatoes

2 tbsp. tomato paste

1 tbsp. Worcestshire sauce

3 cloves garlic, minced

2 bay leaves

1/2 tsp. sugar

2 tsp. Italian seasoning

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Spray the inside of your slow cooker with nonstick spray.  Layer the onions, carrots, and potatoes in the cooker.  In a large zip top bag, combine the stew meat, flour, salt and pepper. Shake to coat the meat then discard the excess flour.

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Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat.  Add the olive oil and stew meat to the pan.  Brown the meat well on all sides, then transfer the meat to the slow cooker. 

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Add the beef broth to the hot skillet and scrape all of the leftover bits from the bottom of the pan.  Pour this over the meat and vegetables in the slow cooker. 

Add the tomatoes, tomato paste, Worcestershire sauce, garlic, bay leaves, sugar and Italian seasoning.  Stir everything together.  Cover and cook on low for 8 to 10 hours, until the meat is tender and the stew is thick. 

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Uncover, remove the bay leaves and season with salt and pepper to your taste.  This is great served with hot cornbread or even garlic bread.

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Posted in Cooking | Tagged Aunt Barbara's Beef Stew, Beef, carrots, Kendra Bailey Morris, Potatoes, stew, The Southern Slow Cooker Cookbook, tomatos | 9 Comments

9 Responses

  1. on November 30, 2013 at 8:28 am Leslie

    This looks amazing! I love beef stew.


  2. on December 3, 2013 at 6:50 pm Diane (@MamalDiane)

    Your recipe sounds delicious. I love beef stew and I will certainly give your recipe a try. Thanks for sharing at The Gathering Spot.


    • on December 4, 2013 at 9:13 am pictureperfectcooking

      I hope you enjoy it as much as we did. Thanks for commenting!


  3. on December 6, 2013 at 8:28 am Easy Life Meal & Party Planning

    Your stew sounds delicious and I love the addition of Italian seasoning. Thank you for sharing on the Four Seasons Blog Hop!


  4. on December 6, 2013 at 6:38 pm Ritchil

    I love beef stew, and this looks delicious! Thank you for the recipe!


    • on December 7, 2013 at 11:12 am pictureperfectcooking

      You are so welcome! The Southern Slow Cooker Cookbook has some amazing recipes. I highly recommend it. Thanks for visiting and commenting!


  5. on December 9, 2013 at 3:49 pm Miz Helen

    Your Beef Stew would be great on this extreme winters day. Hope you have a great week and thank you so much for sharing with Full Plate Thursday!
    Come Back Soon!
    Miz Helen


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  7. on February 8, 2014 at 3:54 pm dianeroark

    It has been so cold in Arkansas this week. We had a big snow yesterday. This stew would be perfect on a cold day. Thanks for linking up at Saturday Dishes “CROCK-POT” blog hop.
    I pinned it.
    Blessings,
    Diane Roark
    http://www.recipesforourdailybread.com



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