I really want to make my own. I am looking for your best recipes. I would prefer to do the bulk of it in the crockpot but am willing to try other ways. I do not have a dutch oven so I cant cook it that way. Thanks in advance and have a great evening!
Thanks everyone!
Mom puts barley in hers.
She puts celery in the blender with broth and some tomatoes to make the broth thicker and to have less 'chunks' of tomato and celery.
I like that mom puts green beans (cut, not french style) in it. I think she puts carrots, potatoes, green beans, the meat, and then the 'hidden' stuff blended with the broth.
I cheat and use the beef stew seasoning packets. Put in cubed beef, potatoes, carrots, onions and celery and beef broth if you want. If not water is fine too. My secret ingredient is apple juice. I add about 1/3 apple juice and 2/3 broth or water. I also add some garlic salt and onion powder. Cook it all on low in your crock pot for about 8 hours and enjoy!!
Baby carrots, peas, stew beef, potatoes (cubed), onion (diced), celery (chopped). Throw those into the crock pot with 3 or so jars of Heinz beef gravy (fill the jars 3/4 full with water and add that too) or you can make your own gravy. Add some salt, pepper and garlic powder, one or two tablespoons Worcestershire. Simple and pretty good.
For making in the crock pot. brown meat cubes in a bit of olive oil on the stove. You can shake the meat in flour with salt and pepper first or not depending on whether or not you want more of a gravy like broth.
Put the meat in the crock pot. Add cut up vegetables. Everything you like. Add any seasoning that you like. I use rosemary, thyme, and anything else that calls to me from the cupboard, or a premixed seasoning blend. Add water to cover the food. Turn on the crock pot, following the directions that came with the pot. I think Momwithcamera has it right. 4-6 hours on high, 8-10 hours on low.
Oven stew: Beef cubes, diced potatoes, sliced carrots, diced onion, pour O. can of tomato soup mixed with 1/2 can water over all. Cover & bake at 325 for about 2 hours or til meat & potatoes are tender & done. Add a cup of peas (& stir) for the last half hour.
2 lbs beef stew meat, coat in mixture of flour salt and pepper.
Saute in dutch oven with olive oil, 1 medium chopped white onion and 1 clove of chopped garlic (optional).
Once browned add 1 large can of V8 vegetable juice, 2 cups of beef broth. 3 chopped celery sticks, 3 sliced carrots, and 4 to 6 cubed potatoes, stir
Bring to a boil, then cover and lower heat to low for 1 hour. You can add frozen peas or fresh green beans at 45 minute and continue to cook for the rest of the 15 minutes. At the 45 minutes, you can add a few dashes of Tabasco for a little kick,
I make it different every time.
sauté cubed onion, garlic, carrots, potato, & celery in olive oil until they are clear, add beef cubes. Sprinkle one spoon of flour in the pan with every thing in it and stir until it is no longer white. Add 1 small can tomato sauce & a carton of vegetable broth. Simmer for 2 or more hours. If you are using the crock, keep it on low for 3 - 4 hours. In the last 30 minutes, you can add a can of kidney beens, a few fresh green beans, a little sauteed zucchini, and some tomatoes if you have them. I freeze ripe tomatoes and if I have them I just wash them and toss them in the soup.
If you only use the crock, use the crock rules. 4-6 hours on high or 8 - 10 hours on low.
You don't need a dutch oven. Just use bakeware with a lid or foil on top. Then use any oven recipe.
