you’ll need a crockpot that’s at least 4 quart capacity. |
1-1 & 1/2 lb beef stew meat (or a nice cut of meat that you’ve |
chunked into stew meat) |
2 cinnamon sticks (mine were about 3-4” long) |
2 bay leaves (i used 1 big and 1 small) |
1 & 1/4 tsp ground cumin |
1 tsp allspice (i added a couple more pinches later on) |
1/2 tsp red pepper flakes (no......i swear stew won’t be spicy serving time) |
2 tbsp kosher salt (i’m not a salt eater so i started with 1 tbsp, then added more later) |
6 cups beef stock (can use broth, bouillon cubes & water, etc) |
1 & 1/2 cups baby carrots (or pared/chopped grown-up carrots, or grated carrots-you pick) |
2-3 medium sized potatoes (washed &) chunked into bite size pieces-peeled if you wish |
1 large or 2 small sweet potatoes (washed &) chunked into bite size pieces-peeled if you wish |
4-5 chopped green onions or 1 large onion chopped |
1 & 1/2 cups baby tomatoes cut in 1/2’s, or 2 large chopped tomatoes |
6 or more peeled, smashed cloves of garlic (we’re garlic fiends, so i used the whole bulb) |
(add-ins i plan to try: quinoa, parsnips, mushrooms, zucchini, cabbage & maybe a little turnip) |
