Slow Cooker Beef Stew

Total Time: 4 hrs 20 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 4 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 2 lbs beef stew meat, cut into 1 inch cubes
• 1/3 cup all-purpose flour
• 1/2 teaspoon seasoning salt
• 1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper
• 1 -2 tablespoon olive oil
• 2 garlic cloves, minced
• 1 bay leaf
• 1 teaspoon paprika
• 1 onion, chopped
• 1 1/2 cups beef broth
• 1/2 cup red wine
• 1 tablespoon worcestershire sauce
• 3 potatoes, diced
• 4 carrots, sliced
• 1 stalk celery, chopped
• 1 (15 ounce) can diced tomatoes
• 3 tablespoons mccormick's beef stew seasoning (equals one packet)
• 1 cup frozen corn
• 1 cup frozen peas

Recipe

• 1 pour flour, seasoning salt, and pepper into gallon-sized, zippered bag. shake beef in bag to coat.
• 2 in a skillet (preferably cast iron) sauté coated beef in 1-2 tablespoons olive oil until browned but not fully cooked.
• 3 add chopped onion to beef to sauté and soften. transfer meat and onions to slow cooker.
• 4 mix beef broth with worcestershire and red wine. pour into hot skillet to deglaze, then pour over beef and onions in cooker.
• 5 add carrots, celery, potatoes, tomatoes and mccormick stew seasoning to the slow cooker. stir gently.
• 6 cover, and cook on low setting for 10 to 12 hours, or on high setting for 4 to 6 hours. no peeking!
• 7 in the last 30 minutes of cooking, add the corn and peas to the stew. cover and bring stew back up to a simmer. once it is hot again, it's ready to serve.