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18
Beef Stew with
Winter Vegetables
Ingredients
1½ lbs boneless chuck, cut into 1-inch pieces
1 tsp salt
¼ tsp pepper
6 Brussel sprouts
6 small boiling onions, peeled
6 small golden potatoes
2 small turnips, peeled and cut in 6 equal pieces
2 large cloves garlic, minced
1 bay leaf
1 tsp dried thyme
1½ cups beef stock
2 tbsp tomato paste
Directions
1. In stoneware insert of the Crock-Pot
®
Hook Up™ unit combine all ingredients;
place glass lid on and cook on High for 4 hours or Low for 8 hours
2. Remove bay leaf before serving. Lower heat to Warm until ready to serve.
NOTE: To thicken the sauce, remove meat and vegetables to serving bowl and keep
warm. Change setting to High. Blend 3 tbsp unsifted all-purpose our into ½ cup water.
Stir into liquid in stoneware insert and cook, stirring until thickened and smooth. Spoon
over meat mixture.
For added avor this step takes a little more time but certainly bumps up the avor of
the sauce. Beef may be combined with ¼ cup unsifted all-purpose our in a plastic bag.
Seal and toss to coat meat with our mixture. In large skillet, brown beef in 1 tbsp oil
over medium high heat, turning to crown all sides. Add to stoneware insert of the
Crock-Pot
®
Hook Up™ unit.
Tips for Entertaining:
Start this meal with the crab or refried bean dip in the two, 1-Qt double cooker.
Serve with thinly sliced toasted crusty bread. Add a salad of spinach, garbanzo
beans, tomatoes, purple onion and olives tossed with a Balsamic dressing.