Easy Foolproof Crockpot Beef Stew
Ingredients
- 2 lbs of Beef Chunks cut of your choice, I prefer lean as it gets tender as time passes
- 2 tbsp of Olive Oil
- 1 tsp of Coarse Ground Pepper or to taste
- ¾ of a Medium Sweet Onion roughly chopped
- 4 cloves of Garlic roughly chopped
- 2 Large Carrots roughly chopped
- 4-5 Celery Stalks roughly chopped
- 10-15 Mini Golden Potatoes chopped in halves
- 1 Beef Bouillon Cube
- ½ cup of Water
- Salt to taste optional
- Dark Soy Sauce optional for umami flavour and richer colour
- Corn Starch/Flour only needed if you want the sauce to be thicker
Instructions
- Set your crockpot to high and let it warm up.
- Prep all your veggies. Wash, cut and set aside your carrots, celery, onion, potatoes and garlic.
- Remove beef from package and pat dry/wash clean.
- Once your crockpot is warm, add in your olive oil and garlic. I like to stir the garlic around the oil to release more of the garlic fragrance.
- Add in your beef chunks, pepper, beef bouillon, half cup of water and onion soup package.
- Stir altogether to make sure everything is coated then add in by layers, onion, carrots, celery and potatoes. DO NOT MIX! Cover it and let it sit for 3 ½ hours.
- After 3 ½ hours, uncover and stir everything gently together. Make sure to taste and see if you want to add any other seasonings such as the soy sauce, corn starch or salt!
- Cover for another ½ to 1 hour then serve with fresh cracked pepper and French bread and enjoy!
Notes
Store in smaller portion containers in the fridge and it will stay good for about 3-4 days. Alternatively, if you have a small household like mine, you can store it in the freezer for up to 2 months and reheat on the stovetop on low with ¼ of water and re-add any seasonings you please.