Beef Stew With Beer Crock Pot Recipes

CROCKPOT BEEF STEW WITH BEER

Steps:

• Line crock pot insert with a liner if desired.
• Layer beef stew meat (heavily seasoned) and diced vegetables.
• Pour cream of celery and mushroom soups over top. Pour beer around the edge.
• Cover and cook on low for 6-7 hours or high for 3-4 hours.
• To thicken, mash softened butter, flour and cornstarch together. Stir into beef stew.
• Cover and cook on low for 20 minutes or until thick. Stir in Worcestershire sauce and salt and pepper to taste before serving.

CROCKPOT BEEF AND BEER STEW

Steps:

• Serve right away and enjoy.

BEEF IN BEER IN THE SLOW COOKER

Steps:

• Preheat slow cooker on Low.
• Heat 2 teaspoons oil in a skillet over medium-low heat and cook shallots until they are lightly browned, 5 to 10 minutes. Place in the slow cooker. Add beef to the same skillet and cook until meat is seared on all sides and browned, about 5 minutes. Add flour and mix well. Pour in beer and bring to a boil. Transfer beef-beer mixture to the slow cooker.
• Wipe out the skillet with a paper towel and add remaining 2 teaspoons oil. Add onion and cook until soft and translucent, about 5 minutes. Add garlic and bacon and cook for 1 minute more. Transfer to the slow cooker. Add mushrooms and season generously with salt and pepper. Cover.
• Cook on Low until meat is cooked through, about 5 hours.

SLOW COOKER BEEF STEW I

Steps:

• Place meat in slow cooker. In a small bowl mix together the flour, salt, and pepper; pour over meat, and stir to coat meat with flour mixture. Stir in the garlic, bay leaf, paprika, Worcestershire sauce, onion, beef broth, potatoes, carrots, and celery.
• Cover, and cook on Low setting for 10 to 12 hours, or on High setting for 4 to 6 hours.

CROCK POT BEEF & BEER STEW

Steps:

• Place cut carrots, celery, onion and potatoes in the bottom of a large crock pot.
• Mix tomato paste, garlic, paprika and Worcestershire sauce together in a small prep bowl and set aside.
• Trim meat and cut into 1" cubes.
• Place flour, salt and pepper into a large zipper lock bag. Add meat, seal bag and shake to coat.
• In a large skillet heat 1 Tablespoon vegetable oil until hot. Add half of the meat and brown quickly on all sides. Be careful to separate the pieces. Transfer meat to the crock pot and brown the remaining pieces. Spoon the tomato paste mixture over the last batch of beef and stir well to coat. Cook about 1 minute longer then tranfer contents of skillet to the crock pot.
• Add the bay leaves and pour the beer over everything. Cover and cook on low for 8-10 hours. (Note, this was fully cooked in my crock after 8 hours.).

BEEF STEW WITH BEER (CROCK POT)

Steps:

• Mix flour, salt and pepper together and coat beef cubes.
• Fry bacon until crisp. Discard fat.
• Mix together beer and seasonings.
• Place beef, bacon, garlic and onions in cooker. Pour liquid mixture over them.
• cook on low for 10 hours or on high for 6 hours.

BEER AND BEEF CROCK POT

Steps:

• Add the beer to the crock pot, turn the control to high.
• Cut the beef into cubes, coat with the flour and brown in half of the butter, you might have to do this in batches.
• Transfer the browned beef to the crock pot.
• Using the rest of the butter brown the onions, add garlic, tomato puree and cayenne if using.
• Add to the crock pot together with the bay leaves and salt and pepper.
• Now turn the crock pot to low and cook for 6 to 8 hours, until the beef is tender.
• If you want to thicken the sauce add about 2 tablespoons of flour made into a paste, about 30 minutes before the end of the cooking time, stir that in, you will have to turn the crock pot on high for this.

FLEMISH BEEF STEW (CROCK POT)

Steps:

• Heat 2 tsp oil in a large skillet over medium heat.
• Add half the beef and brown on all sides, turning frequently (about 5 minutes).
• Transfer to a 6 quart crock pot.
• Drain any fat from pan.
• Add the remaining 2 tsp oil and brown the remaining beef.
• Transfer to the crock pot.
• Return the skillet to medium heat, add mushrooms and cook, stirring often, until they give off their liquid and it evaporates to a glaze (5-7 minutes).
• Sprinkle flour over the mushrooms; cook undisturbed for 10 seconds, then stir and cook for 30 seconds more.
• Pour in ale (or beer); bring to a boil, whisking constantly to reduce foaming, until thickened and bubbling (about 3 minutes).
• Transfer the mushroom mixture to the crock pot.
• Add carrots, onion, garlic, mustard, caraway seeds, salt, pepper and bay leaf to the crock pot.
• Stir to combine.
• Cover and cook on low until the beef is very tender, about 8 hours.
• Discard bay leaf before serving.
• ***To make ahead: Prepare though step 12 ; cover and refrigerate for up to one day before cooking in crock pot.
• Serves 8.

GUINNESS BEEF STEW IN A CROCK POT

Steps:

• Put potato, carrot, and celery chunks in the bottom of crock pot. Top with 2 bay leaves.
• Season flour with a dash of salt, pepper and garlic powder and coat the beef with the flour mixture. Heat a couple of tbsp of olive oil over med-high heat in a large skillet and add 1 bay leaf. Sauté beef in batches, just until browned.(It took me about 3 batches in a 12" skillet). Add more oil to pan as necessary for each batch. Remove and set aside.
• Add onion and garlic to the same pan and sauté over med heat for a few minutes, then add about half the can of beef broth to deglaze, scraping up the brown bits on the bottom of the pan. (That's Flavor!).
• Add meat and onions to crock pot, top with mushrooms.
• Mix remaining beef broth with tomato sauce, onion soup mix, remaining seasonings, and add to crock pot. Pour in most of bottle of beer (whatever fits, I had a few sips left for me).
• Cook 8 hours on low heat. Stir in frozen peas when done, they'll heat up on their own.
• Serve with crusty French bread!
• *Tony Chachere's and Mrs. Dash are my "go-to" seasonings for everything. You can use your favorite if these are not available.

SLOW-COOKER BEEF STROGANOFF

Steps:

• In 12-inch skillet, melt butter over medium-high heat. Add beef strips, onion and garlic; cook 7 to 9 minutes or until beef is browned.
• In 3 1/2- to 4 1/2-quart slow cooker, mix beef mixture, soup, mushrooms, salt and pepper.
• Cover; cook on low heat setting 5 to 6 hours or until beef is tender.
• Stir cream cheese into beef mixture until melted. Stir in sour cream until well blended. Serve over noodles.

CLASSIC BEEF STEW IN A CROCK POT

Steps:

• Put the flour in a large Ziploc bag.
• Add the beef and seal.
• Toss to lightly coat the beef.
• Heat a few tablespoons of the oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat.
• Brown the meat in small batches, adding more oil as necessary.
• Transfer to the slow cooker.
• Add the onions to the skillet and cook over medium heat until tender, about 10 minutes.
• Stir in the tomato paste and coat the onions then transfer to the slow cooker.
• Pour the wine into the skillet and scrape up any browned bits and then add to the slow cooker.
• Stir in the potatoes, carrots, broth, salt, thyme, and bay leaf.
• Cover and cook on low heat for 7 1/2 hours or on high for 4 hours.
• Add the peas and heat through before serving.