Slow Cooker Beef Stew

This classic beef stew is slow cooked for 6 to 8 hours until it reaches perfection!

It has taken me an eternity to find a classic beef stew recipe that reminds me of the one my mom made in childhood. The closest I have come is buying a packet of flavoring at the store, but I'm always wanting to make a homemade version. I always fear that the packets will disappear.

This recipe was one I had clipped from a pile of hoarded food magazines (although not a Food Network one) and so I no longer have any idea what magazine it came from and cannot attribute it like I wanted to. If it looks familiar to you, let me know. I always want to properly give credit to whomever created a recipe. Especially when the recipe is as amazing as this one is!

It was precisely what I was hoping for, in that it tastes just like the beef stew of my childhood. It has all the right veggies and the big hunks of meat and potatoes. It's the perfect meal for fall and winter. I can't wait to make it this fall and winter over and over again!

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What you need:

• 1 (3 lb) beef chuck roast, cut into chunks of desired size
• 1 tsp. salt
• 1 tsp. ground black pepper
• 3 Tbsp. vegetable oil
• 32 oz. beef broth
• 1 can (6 oz.) tomato paste
• 1 red onion, diced
• 2 cloves minced garlic
• 4 carrots, cut into 1/2 inch pieces
• 1 bag (1.5 lb.) Yukon gold potatoes, cut in half or quarters
• 1 bag frozen sweet peas

Directions:

1. Heat 1 Tbsp. vegetable oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Season beef with salt and pepper and then add a third of the beef and brown on each side, about 4 minutes. Repeat with another 1 Tbsp. vegetable oil and third of the beef. Then repeat one last time with remaining oil and beef.
2. Place beef into your crockpot.
3. Add 1/2 cup beef broth into skillet and scrape any bits from the bottom. Then pour into the crockpot.
4. In a medium bowl, mix together the rest of the beef broth and tomato paste. Add to slow cooker.
5. Add onion, garlic, carrots, and potatoes into crockpot.
6. Cook on LOW for 6 to 8 hours or until meat and potatoes are fork-tender.
7. Add peas and cook until peas are done.

Recipe from Unknown magazine

If you like chili more than stew, check out this Titletown Tailgate Chili that feeds a crowd! This Gnocchi Beef Stew from Ciao Florentina is served with a smoky paprika gravy and a hint of clove which sounds absolutely wonderful and I definitely want to try it soon.

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