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Prep Time: 0 Minutes Cook Time: 40 Minutes |
Ready In: 40 Minutes Servings: 6 |
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This is a wonderful 36 hour slow cooked classic beef stew. If you are willing to spend the time on a weekend to make this, you can eat well for most of the week. The best thing is all the indigents come with a surprisingly low price tag. Ingredients:
2 lb beef stew meat |
2 large potatoes |
1 large yellow onion |
1 bag frozen snow peas |
4 large carrots |
2 medium sized parsnips |
1 medium tomato |
2 cups red wine |
1/2 cup port |
1/3 cup bourbon |
2 to 3 cups stock |
to taste |
garlic |
pepper |
rosemary |
1 bay leaf |
oregano |
thyme |
chili powder |
parsley flakes |
1 package lawry’s beef stew seasoning |
worcestershire sauce |
olive oil |
balsamic vinegar |
Directions:
1. Run Crock Pot on low for full cooking duration (36 hours), Stir as needed (about once an hour). Additional stock can be used in replacement of Spirits.
2. Day 1: (Morning)
3. Get 2 packages of Stew meat (can get top round and cut into 1in cube pieces)
4. Heat 3 tbsp vegetable oil on high in large pan
5. brown stew meat (should be extremely rare in the middle)
6. let meat drain (reserve drippings)
7. Heat up 3 cups beef Stock
8. add 1 cup stock to crock pot
9. Pour 1 cup Red Wine into pan cooked from meat (deglaze pan)
10. Add 1/2 Cup Port and 1/3 Cup Bourbon to Pan
11. Burn Alcohol away
12. Pour liquor into Crock pot
13. Add Meat to Crock pot
14. Add Olive oil to same pan
15. Add 1 1/2 tbsp garlic, brown
16. Finely chop 3/4 onion, add to pan
17. Sauté onions
18. add 1 cup heated stock to Onion
19. add de-greased meat juices to pan
20. Sauté Onions until translucent and liquid is barely visible
21. Add Onions to Crock pot
22. In Crock pot add to Taste:
23. Balsamic Vinegar
24. Pepper
25. Rosemary
26. 1 Bay Leaf
27. Oregano
28. Thyme
29. Chili Powder
30. Parsley Flakes
31. 1 Package Lawry’s Beef Stew Seasoning
32. Worcestershire Sauce
33. Peel and cube Parsnips and 1/2 large potato, add to crock pot
34. very thinly slice 1/2 potato and add to crock pot (will help thicken)
35. (Evening)
36. Add remaining potato cubed (1/2 potato)
37. Add additional stock if needed
38. peel, slice, and add 2 large carrots to crock pot
39. Day 2: (Next Morning)
40. Skim top layer of crock pot
41. Peel and add remaining carrots
42. Slice into semi-large slices remaining onion, add to crock pot
43. Add 1 medium Tomato
44. De-thaw snow peas, rinse peas with hot water, drain, add to crock pot
45. (30mins before serve)
46. Shouldn’t require thickening, but add thickener if needed
47. Serve with French or Sourdough Baguette
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