Beef Stew for Two ( Slow Cooker ) Recipe

Submitted by Chef shapeweaver

"I wanted to make stew, but I didn't want to make a lot so this recipe came out of the darkest corners of my brain. And by the way, this recipe is just enough for two hearty bowlfuls. If you want to double this, go right ahead. Please feel free to adjust the seasonings to your own taste. Submitted to "ZAAR" on December 30th, 2008."

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photo by gailanng

Ready In:: 6hrs 15mins
Ingredients:: 11
Serves:: 2

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ingredients

59.14 ml all-purpose flour
2.46 ml kosher salt
2.46 ml ground black pepper
4.92 ml onion powder
2.46 ml garlic powder
453.59 g beef stew meat, cut into 1 inch chunks
354.88 ml potatoes, peeled and diced, cut into 1 inch pieces
177.44 ml carrot, diced
354.88 ml beef broth
2.46 ml Worcestershire sauce
1 bay leaf

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directions

Mix flour, kosher salt, black pepper, onion powder, and garlic powder together in a large plastic bag.
Add beef stew chunks, coating well.
Place coated meat into a 2 quart slow cooker.
Top meat with potatoes and carrots.
Mix together beef broth and worcestershire sauce, and pour over potatoes.
Top with bay leaf, and cover.
Cook on low for 6 hours.
After cooking remove bay leaf and stir so meat and veggies are combined.
Serve with your favorite crusty bread.

Questions & Replies

Should I add celery? I noticed it didn't list that. Will that change it or do they not cook correctly? I don't want to ruin it over adding it.

Kate R.
Does the beef need to be seared first?

bbfan756
Hi! Can anyone help me convert this to pressure cooker? I have no idea what steps to take. Thanks.

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Tina G.
Should this cook on HIGH for 6 hours instead of LOW? After cooking on low for 6 hours, it still wasn't done and I had to switch to high for 2 more hours. After that, it turned out great.

Stacey B.
Can I do this one on high for 3hrs rather than low for 6?

Shannon O.

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Reviews

A really easy and hearty stew that has just the perfect amount of seasonings. I did use closer to 2lbs. of meat and so adjusted the rest of the ingredients accordingly. This got me 4 good servings. Great comfort food Chef!~Made for Soups On in the Diabetic Forum~

CoffeeB
Perfect. Cooked in crock pot 5.5 hours on low, whole petite potatoes, baby carrots, 2 sliced stalks of celery, no bay leaf. The liquid worried me, but it thickened. Best part was there was so little work to do. Happy i found this recipe.

Lawrence

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What a fantastic recipe & an "smaller" portion way to serve the hubby beef stew w/o a ton of leftovers! I DID cut this in half after reading reviews--hubby did eat a big portion but there was a small "side portion" leftover. I ended using 1 1/4 cups of broth & 1/4 cup of water, though--b/c I needed to make sure the veggies & meat were covered well--and I cut down on the veggies. used 1/4 cup carrots & about 1 cup potatoes. I added 1 more tbsp of flour at the end, and whisked it up to thicken a bit more. Mine cooked in about 5 1/2 hours & I enjoyed the ease of the crockpot. Thanks for sharing!!

LUVMY2BOYS
This was delicious!! I wanted an easy stew to make and this fit the bill. Unfortunately, I had to leave out the taters and carrots per our new diet. The meat was very tender and tasty. Will make this one again!

nemokitty
I just realized I haven't reviewed this yet!I made this last week and when I got home from work,supper was ready...and was it ever tasty!I used a beef roast and cut it up into small pieces,it was amazingly tender.I did not have beef broth so I used onion soup mix/soup base instead and it worked great.I thought it might be too onion-y but not at all.This made enough for 4 people so I froze the rest for another meal.This is a great basic beef stew,just what I wanted.Thanks!

LuuvBunny

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Tweaks

This was delicious and easy. I subbed half the beef broth with red wine and followed the rest to a T. As someone else suggested, I think I will throw in some frozen peas next time I make this. It seems not all crockpots are created equal, mine was done in 5 hours on low.

jerseytocali
This stew is excellent, shapeweaver! I added an extra pound of stew meat and used quartered onions instead of onion powder and adjusted the flour appropriately. The meat is tender and there is no need to thicken the gravy as it is perfect right out of the crockpot! Thanks for the delicious stew, shapeweaver!

Bev I Am
I had a pared down version. No flour - but was thick enough. Just salt & pepper but added celery.

Mary Ann T.