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Slow Cooker Beef Stew

By Connie Veneracion
Cooked with bacon, chorizo and herbs, this slow cooker beef stew is as meaty as it is tasty. Perfect for chilly days and nights.
The ingredients list and cooking procedure are rather long but that doesn’t mean that this is a difficult recipe. The cooking is more than a little involved, yes, but that’s how to cook a delicious stew. And this beef stew is so good that it can be served at a dinner party. Cook it a day or two ahead and chill. It tastes better after sitting in the fridge overnight. Then, reheat gently on the stove top.
Slow Cooker Beef Stew recipe
Course Main Course
Cuisine International
Keyword Beef, Slow Cooker
Prep Time 20 mins
Cook Time 8 hrs
Total Time 8 hrs 20 mins
Servings 4 people
Author Connie Veneracion

Ingredients

  • 1 kilogram beef short ribs
  • salt
  • pepper
  • ¼ cup all-purpose flour
  • ¼ cup olive oil
  • ¼ cup butter
  • 100 grams belly bacon chopped
  • 100 grams Spanish chorizo (the ones flavored with lots of paprika are ideal) cut into thin rings
  • ½ cup chopped onion
  • 1 tablespoon minced garlic
  • 1 bell pepper finely chopped
  • 1/4 teaspoon dried thyme
  • ½ teaspoon oregano
  • 1 12 to 14 oz. can diced tomatoes
  • 1 bay leaf
  • 2 medium potatoes peeled and cut into wedges
  • 1 medium carrot peeled and cut into wedges
  • whole black olives as much as you like
  • snipped parsley to garnish

Instructions

  • Cut the short ribs between the bones into two-inch cubes and place in a bowl.
  • Season with salt and pepper.
  • Add the flour and toss to coat each piece; shake off the excess.
  • Heat the olive oil and butter in a frying pan.
  • Brown the meat well. Scoop out and drain (see notes after the recipe).
  • Heat another frying pan.
  • Dump the bacon and chorizo and cook until browned and a generous amount of fat has been rendered.
  • Scoop out the browned bacon and chorizo.
  • Reheat the rendered fat and saute the onion, garlic, bell pepper, thyme and oregano.
  • Line the slow cooker with the sauteed aromatics and the fat in which they were cooked.
  • Place the browned beef short ribs on top followed by the bacon and chorizo.
  • Pour in the diced tomatoes.
  • Add a teaspoonful of salt and about a quarter teaspoon of pepper.
  • Throw in the bay leaf.
  • Turn on the slow cooker (I like to start at HIGH for two hours then switch to LOW for another four hours or so).
  • After the beef stew has been cooking for four hours, taste the sauce. Add more salt and pepper, as needed.
  • If you did not fry them, add the potato and carrot wedges and olives to the meat, and stir lightly. If you had fried the potato and carrot wedges, add them during the last hour of cooking.
  • When the stew is done, taste the sauce one last time and adjust the seasonings again, if needed.
  • Sprinkle the stew with parsley before serving hot with rice or crusty bread.

Connie’s Notes

At this point, you have the option of frying the potato and carrot wedges in the flavorful oil. It’s optional but frying them before they are added to the stew gives them better texture. You don’t need to cook them all the way through. Just fry at a high temperature until the edges are lightly browned. Then, set the aside until it’s time for them to go into the slow cooker.
Slow Cooker Beef Stew Served Over Rice
Updated from a recipe originally published in October 14, 2016
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