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Slow Cooked Beef Stew

WW Points3
The ThermoCouple

What's Needed

  • Slow Cooker
There's hardly anything more satisfying than preparing a stew earlier in the day, then savouring its ready-to-eat goodness by day's end, while the kitchen fills with its wonderful aroma. This stew is my trusty choice, and it's Weight Watchers friendly.
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Servings 6

Ingredients
  

  • 1 kg beef chuck tender roast raw trimmed of fat and cut into 1″ cubes
  • 4 stalks celery chopped into chunky pieces
  • 4 large carrots chopped into chunky pieces
  • 1 medium sweet onion chopped into chunky pieces
  • 250 g mushrooms
  • 3 cloves garlic roughly chopped
  • 3 tbs flour
  • 1.5 cup low sodium beef broth
  • 3 tbs Worcestershire sauce
  • 3 sprigs fresh thyme
  • 1 tbs brown sugar
  • 1 can tomatoes
  • 2 bay leaves
  • 2 cups corn canned fresh, or frozen
  • 3 tbs flour

Instructions
 

  • Add raw beef chunks to slow cooker. Salt and pepper the beef chunks well. Sprinkle three tablespoons of flour over the meat and stir until the meat is completely covered.
    1 kg beef chuck tender roast, 3 tbs flour
  • Add most other ingredients. Stir together well.
    (DO NOT add mushrooms, corn & 3 tbs flour)
    4 stalks celery chopped into chunky pieces, 4 large carrots chopped into chunky pieces, 1 medium sweet onion chopped into chunky pieces, 3 cloves garlic roughly chopped, 1.5 cup low sodium beef broth, 3 tbs Worcestershire sauce, 3 sprigs fresh thyme, 1 tbs brown sugar, 1 can tomatoes, 2 bay leaves
  • Cook on low for 8-9 hours. Slow and low is the best method for tender beef, but you can cook on high for 5-6 hours.
  • When the stew is done cooking - about half an hour before end - add the mushrooms & corn and stir together.
  • In a small bowl add 3 tablespoons of flour and 3 tablespoons of water. Whisk together until there are no clumps. Add into the stew and stir together until the stew feels thicker.
  • Continue to cook on low for about 30 minutes to ensure the raw flour flavour is cooked off. Salt & Pepper to taste!! Remove thyme sprigs (if you can find it) and bay leaves.
  • Serve stew over mashed potatoes or cauliflower potato mash or even pumpkin potato Mash!
    Enjoy!

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