Beef / Pork

The Best Slow Cooker Beef Stew is for Dinner.

The Best Slow Cooker Beef Stew takes 15 minutes to prepare.

The Best Slow Cooker Beef Stew takes 480 minutes to cook.

The Best Slow Cooker Beef Stew makes 6 servings.

The ingredients for The Best Slow Cooker Beef Stew are:

2 teaspoons olive oil
1 1/2 pounds boneless sirloin (trimmed and cut into 1-inch cubes)
1 1/2 teaspoons kosher salt, divided
2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
2 medium onions, each cut into 8 wedges
8 garlic cloves, crushed
1/4 cup white cooking wine
1 cup Emeril's All Natural Beef Stock
2 tablespoons tomato paste
3 bay leaves
1 tbsp thyme
1 (14.5-ounce) can diced tomatoes, drained
3 cups (1-inch) sliced potatoes
2 cups (1-inch) sliced carrots

Here is how you make The Best Slow Cooker Beef Stew:

Heat oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Sprinkle beef with 1/2 teaspoon salt and 1/4 teaspoon pepper; dredge in flour. Add beef to pan, saute 2 minutes, browning on all sides.Place beef in an electric slow cooker.Add onions and garlic to pan; saute 5 minutes.Add wine to pan, scraping pan to loosen browned bits.Place onion mixture in slow cooker.Add broth, tomato paste, bay leaves, thyme, and tomatoes to slow cooker; top with potatoes and carrots.Cover and cook on LOW for 8 hours or until beef is tender.Stir in remaining 1 teaspoon salt and remaining 1/4 teaspoon pepper.Discard bay leaves.Number of Servings: 6Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user ITSME_KRIS10.

The nutritional information for The Best Slow Cooker Beef Stew is:

• Servings Per Recipe: 6
• Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 383.4

• Total Fat: 11.2 g
• Cholesterol: 100.9 mg
• Sodium: 1,012.5 mg
• Total Carbs: 29.8 g
• Dietary Fiber: 4.7 g
• Protein: 39.1 g