Any body know any good crock pot beef stew recipes?
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Crock-Pot Irish Stew
This is great for a cold day. Plus, it's a meal in a bowl; you don't really need to make anything else, although some crusty bread would be nice for sopping up the juices. Serves five.
3 pounds lamb shoulder, cut into 1 1/2 inch pieces
Salt
Freshly ground black pepper
2 cups leeks, sliced
1/2 cup flour
4 ounces unsalted butter
1 bottle Guinness beer
3 cups beef stock
1 cup tomatoes, peeled, seeded and diced
1/2 pound parsnips, peeled and cut into 2-inch pieces
1/2 pound carrots, peeled and cut into 2-inch pieces
1 pound russet potatoes, peeled and cut into 2-inch pieces
1/4 tsp. marjoram
2 chopped onions
4 cloves garlic, cut in half
2 Bay Leaf
3 sprigs of fresh rosemary, plus 1 tablespoon chopped
1/8 tsp. crushed dry thyme
1 10 oz. package frozen peas - partially thawed
2 small cans of tomato paste
Remove lamb from packaging. Rinse and pat dry. Remove as much fat as you can and muscle tissue. Cut into small mouth-size pieces. Salt and pepper pieces and dredge in flour.
Brown meat in shortening in a large skillet, over medium-high to high heat. Don't cook the meat; just get it brown.
Combine browned meat in Crock-Pot with remaining ingredients, except tomato paste, flour and frozen peas. (These will be added at the end.)
Cover and cook on low for 8 to 10 hours or until meat and potatoes are done.
Dissolve flour in 1/2 c. cold water and add to Crock-Pot with the peas and tomato paste.
Cover Crock-Pot, turn to high and cook 15 to 20 minutes.
Just made this about 2 weeks ago and brought it in the office! They wolfed it down and sopped it up with bread!:yes: