Sharing our favorite beef stew crockpot recipe today! Warm up this winter with a nice big bowl of my Beef Stew Crockpot Recipe! This is a great healthy slow cooker recipe for a snow day or a relaxing weekend!
Beef Stew Crockpot
This beef stew crockpot recipe is one of our favorites to make during chilly months! It’s slow cooked and warms the soul. You’ve got to try this over mashed potatoes. Instant comfort food! Hope you enjoy!
Try my Mexican Style Beef Stew too! Follow Picky Palate on Instagram for daily recipe inspiration.
Beef Stew Ingredients
How To Make Beef Stew
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Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. and line a large baking sheet with parchment paper or a silpat liner.
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Place all of your cut vegetables onto prepared baking sheet, use 2 if necessary. Bake for 20 minutes, or until slightly softened. Vegetables will cook more in the slow cooker.
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Place beef into large ziploc with flour, salt and pepper. Shake to coat all pieces.
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Heat large dutch oven over medium heat with bacon drippings (preferred) or olive oil. Brown flour coated beef pieces in hot pan to brown both sides, about 5 minutes per side. Transfer browned beef to slow cooker placed on low setting. Add roasted vegetables and broth.
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Melt butter into a medium saucepan over medium heat. Whisk in flour, salt and pepper until smooth. Slowly whisk in broth. Continue whisking until thickened. Stir in dried thyme then stir into slow cooker. Let cook for 5-8 hours until beef is fork tender. Season to your liking. Serve warm over mashed potatoes or just by itself in a bowl.
Place your beef into a large Ziploc and shake with flour mixture before browning.
Best Meat For Beef Stew
The best meat for beef stew are large cuts of meat from either the front shoulder or the rear end. Any of the following can be used in beef stew or substituted for what your recipe calls for:
- Chuck, Chuck Shoulder, Chuck Roast, Chuck-Eye Roast, Top Chuck
- Bottom Round Roast, Bottom Eye Roast, Rump Roast, Eye Round Roast, Top Round, Round Tip Roast
- English Roast, Pot Roast
Make sure to shake off excess flour from each piece of beef.
Brown your beef in a couple tablespoons of bacon drippings if possible, or olive oil works too.
Vegetable Beef Stew
Transfer browned beef and roasted vegetables into slow cooker. Look at all of those colors!!
Add your broth and roux then let her slow cook until fabulous.
Best Beef Stew Recipe
Hearty Roasted Vegetable Beef Stew
Equipment
- Oven
Ingredients
- 1 lb peeled carrots cut into 1 inch pieces
- 1 large onion coarsely chopped
- 3 cups brussels sprouts halved
- 1/2 lb fingerling potatoes cut into 1 inch pieces
- 5 stalks celery cut into 1 inch pieces
- 2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
- 1/2 tsp kosher salt
- 1/4 tsp Lawry's Garlic Salt
- 1/4 tsp freshly ground black pepper
- 2 lbs meat of choice
- 1 cup all purpose flour
- 1/2 tsp kosher salt
- 3 tbsp bacon drippings or extra virgin olive oil
- 32 oz chicken broth or other broth of choice
- 1 stick unsalted butter
- 1/2 tsp dried thyme
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. and line a large baking sheet with parchment paper or a silpat liner.
- Place all of your cut vegetables onto prepared baking sheet, use 2 if necessary. Bake for 20 minutes, or until slightly softened. Vegetables will cook more in the slow cooker.
- Place beef into large ziploc with flour, salt and pepper. Shake to coat all pieces.
- Heat large dutch oven over medium heat with bacon drippings (preferred) or olive oil.
- Brown flour coated beef pieces in hot pan to brown both sides, about 5 minutes per side.
- Transfer browned beef to slow cooker placed on low setting. Add roasted vegetables and broth.
- Melt butter into a medium saucepan over medium heat. Whisk in flour, salt and pepper until smooth.
- Slowly whisk in broth. Continue whisking until thickened. Stir in dried thyme then stir into slow cooker. Let cook for 5-8 hours until beef is fork tender.
- Season to your liking. Serve warm over mashed potatoes or just by itself in a bowl.