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Super-Duper Easy Slow Cooker Beef Stew

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Flavorful, tender and moist, with simple ingredients and a surprising sauce. Got the recipe from my BFF’s 80 yr. old Italian dad.

Ingredients

  • 2 pounds Cubed Beef Stew Meat
  • Flour, For Dredging Beef
  • Salt And Pepper, To Taste, For Dredging Beef
  • 2 Tablespoons Canola Oil, To Brown Beef
  • 1 whole Onion, Sliced, Root To Tip
  • 9 whole Carrots, Cut Into 3-inch Pieces
  • 7 whole Small Potatoes, Cut Into Quarters
  • 2 bottles (16 Oz. Bottle) V-8 Juice (See Note)

Preparation

Dredge beef cubes in salted and peppered flour, then brown lightly in hot oil over medium heat on stovetop. Remove meat and add to your crock pot. Add the onions, carrots and potatoes to the crock pot, then the V-8 juices to cover. Cover and cook on low for 8–10 hours, or high for 6 hours. Serve in bowls with crusty bread to soak up gravy!

Note: the first time I made this, I wasn’t sure about using all spicy V-8, so I did half-and-half. The second time, I used all spicy, and by the time it was done, the stew was not spicy-hot, and had a great flavor. It was even better the next day! You can adjust the amount of onion, potatoes and carrots to suit your individual taste, or add other vegetables as you like.

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Beachbumette on 4.11.2011

I make a 5 hour stew very similar to this but it’s cooked in the oven and has several more ingredients. Good stuff!

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jeanmarie on 4.11.2011

I have made this same recipe for years, only change is the addition of two tablespoons of tapioca. Thicken the broth magically….

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Ambition's Kitchen on 12.17.2011

Too bland for me, but it was easy.

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ericame on 11.10.2011

So easy to make and very tasty! I used a “Garden Cocktail” drink of some kind instead of V8, but I think the spicy V8 would make it even better.

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