Soups
Slow Cooker Barbecue Beef Stew
Jenn Bare's slow-cooker soups. About 8-10 hours in the crock, serves 4-6.
Written byJenn Bare
Method
Step by step
- 01
Chop potatoes and carrots; add to the bottom of a 6-Quart Slow Cooker.
- 02
Brown meat in a skillet over medium-high heat and set on top of potatoes in slow cooker.
- 03
Add onions, peppers and garlic to the skillet with 1 T. olive oil. brown and add to the slow cooker.
- 04
Deglaze skillet over high heat – use 1/4 c. of red wine and scrap up any brown bits. Pour in slow cooker.
- 05
Sprinkle ingredients with salt & pepper.
- 06
Pour in beef stock, tomatoes, mushrooms and barbecue sauce.
- 07
Cover. Cook on Low for 8 hours.
- 08
In a small cup, combine cold water and corn starch until dissolved. Pour into stew and stir. Cook for one additional hour on Low, or until stew is thickened to your preference.
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Originally published on getcrocked.com.
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Jenn Bare
Founder of GetCrocked and lifelong slow-cooker devotee. Jenn writes every recipe here with one goal: get families back around the table without the weeknight scramble.
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