Here’s a rich, comforting slow cooker beef stew—perfect for tender meat and deep flavor with minimal effort:
🍲 Slow Cooker Beef Stew
🧾 Ingredients:
- 700g–1 kg beef (chuck or stewing beef), cut into chunks
- 3 potatoes, peeled and cubed
- 3 carrots, sliced
- 1 onion, chopped
- 3 cloves garlic, minced
- 2 cups beef broth
- 2 tbsp tomato paste
- 1 tbsp Worcestershire sauce
- 1 tsp salt (adjust to taste)
- ½ tsp black pepper
- 1 tsp dried thyme or rosemary
- 2 tbsp flour (optional, for thickening)
- 2 tbsp oil
👩🍳 Instructions:
1. Optional but worth it: brown the beef
- Heat oil in a pan
- Sear beef until browned on all sides
👉 Adds deeper flavor (don’t skip if you can)
2. Load the slow cooker
Add:
- Beef
- Potatoes, carrots, onion, garlic
- Broth, tomato paste, Worcestershire sauce
- Salt, pepper, herbs
3. Cook low and slow
- Low: 7–8 hours
- High: 4–5 hours
👉 Beef should be fork-tender
4. Thicken (optional)
- Mix 2 tbsp flour with a little water
- Stir in during the last 30 minutes
😋 Tips for extra flavor:
- Add bay leaf for depth
- Toss in peas or mushrooms in the last hour
- A splash of vinegar or lemon at the end brightens flavor
🍞 Serve with:
- Warm bread or naan
- Rice or mashed potatoes
🧠 Pro tip:
This stew tastes even better the next day—flavors deepen overnight.
If you want, I can give you a Pakistani-style slow cooker beef stew (with spices like garam masala and cumin) or a version without a slow cooker 👍
