Slow Cooker Beef Stew

Name: Slow Cooker Beef Stew
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 600 min
Total time: 630 min
Yield: 6 servings
Ingredients: 600 ml just-boiled water; 1 beef stock cube; 2 tbsp tomato purée; 1 tbsp yeast extract; 900 g good-quality braising steak, trimmed and cut into roughly 4 cm chunks; 100 g smoked bacon lardons, or sliced smoked back bacon; 2 onions, thinly sliced; 4 (about 400 g) carrots, peeled and cut into roughly 3 cm chunks; 4 celery sticks, trimmed and cut into roughly 3 cm lengths; 3 tbsp (25 g) plain flour; 1 tsp flaked sea salt, plus extra to season; 1 tsp dried mixed herbs; 1 bay leaf, dried or fresh; To taste ground black pepper; To serve mashed potatoes

An easy, hearty beef stew made with braising steak, smoked bacon, onions and root vegetables in a rich stock. Let the slow cooker do the work and serve with mashed potatoes.

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Pour the just-boiled water into a heatproof measuring jug. Add the stock cube, tomato purée and yeast extract, then stir until the stock cube has dissolved.
Put the beef, bacon, onions, carrots and celery into the slow cooker. Sprinkle over the flour, salt and dried herbs, add plenty of freshly ground black pepper, and toss everything together.
Pour in the stock mixture and stir well. Add the bay leaf, then cover with the lid.
Cook on low for 8–10 hours, until the beef and vegetables are tender.
Remove the bay leaf, check the seasoning and serve with mashed potatoes.

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Slow Cooker Beef Stew

An easy, hearty beef stew made with braising steak, smoked bacon, onions and root vegetables in a rich stock. Let the slow cooker do the work and serve with mashed potatoes.

Prep: 30 min
Cook: 10 hrs
Total: 10 hr 30 min
Servings: 6

Ingredients

600 ml just-boiled water
1 beef stock cube
2 tbsp tomato purée
1 tbsp yeast extract
900 g good-quality braising steak, trimmed and cut into roughly 4 cm chunks
100 g smoked bacon lardons, or sliced smoked back bacon
2 onions, thinly sliced
4 (about 400 g) carrots, peeled and cut into roughly 3 cm chunks
4 celery sticks, trimmed and cut into roughly 3 cm lengths
3 tbsp (25 g) plain flour
1 tsp flaked sea salt, plus extra to season
1 tsp dried mixed herbs
1 bay leaf, dried or fresh
To taste ground black pepper
To serve mashed potatoes

Instructions

Pour the just-boiled water into a heatproof measuring jug. Add the stock cube, tomato purée and yeast extract, then stir until the stock cube has dissolved.
Put the beef, bacon, onions, carrots and celery into the slow cooker. Sprinkle over the flour, salt and dried herbs, add plenty of freshly ground black pepper, and toss everything together.
Pour in the stock mixture and stir well. Add the bay leaf, then cover with the lid.
Cook on low for 8–10 hours, until the beef and vegetables are tender.
Remove the bay leaf, check the seasoning and serve with mashed potatoes.

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