Description
Hearty slow cooker beef and potato stew delivers comfort from Irish kitchens with tender meat and rich gravy. Rustic ingredients meld together, creating a soul-warming meal that connects families around welcoming dinner tables.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1.25 lbs (567 g) stew meat, cut into bite-sized pieces
- 3 cups (720 ml) Yukon gold potatoes, cubed and peeled
- 4 cups (960 ml) beef broth
- 0.25 cup (60 ml) chopped onion
- 1 cup (240 ml) brown steak sauce
- 1 tbsp chili powder
- 1 tsp ground cumin
- 0.5 tsp cayenne pepper
- 0.25 tsp salt
- 2 tbsps minced fresh parsley
Instructions
- Preparation: Arrange beef chunks and potatoes in a uniform layer within the slow cooker, ensuring optimal distribution for consistent cooking and flavor development.
- Seasoning: Generously dust the meat and potatoes with herbs and spices, creating a robust flavor profile that will permeate throughout the stew during the slow-cooking process.
- Liquid Integration: Cascade beef broth and diced tomatoes over the layered ingredients, allowing the liquid to weave through the meat and potato pieces and provide essential moisture.
- Initial Mixing: Gently blend the contents to ensure complete coating of seasonings and liquids, guaranteeing that every morsel absorbs the aromatic cooking essence.
- Cooking Setup: Seal the slow cooker lid securely and set the temperature to LOW, initiating a prolonged, gentle cooking method that will transform tough meat into tender, melt-in-your-mouth morsels.
- Slow Cooking: Permit the stew to simmer undisturbed for 8 to 10 hours, allowing flavors to develop complexity and ingredients to meld into a rich, hearty composition.
- Final Touch: Perform a concluding taste evaluation, adjusting seasonings with salt and ground black pepper to elevate the overall flavor profile before serving piping hot.
Notes
- Optimize Meat Tenderness: Choose chuck roast or stew meat with good marbling to ensure maximum softness during the long, slow cooking process.
- Layer Like a Pro: Arrange ingredients strategically by placing meat at the bottom and potatoes on top to prevent overcooking and maintain ideal texture.
- Moisture Management: Avoid lifting the lid during cooking to preserve heat and prevent moisture loss, which can dramatically impact the stew’s final consistency.
- Season Smartly: Use dried herbs like thyme and rosemary sparingly, as their flavors concentrate during extended slow cooking and can become overwhelming if overused.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 8 hours
- Category: Dinner
- Method: Slow Cooking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 7
- Calories: 260
- Sugar: 5 g
- Sodium: 600 mg
- Fat: 10 g
- Saturated Fat: 3.5 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 6 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 30 g
- Fiber: 3 g
- Protein: 18 g
- Cholesterol: 60 mg