Cider Simmered Beef Crock Pot Recipes

SLOW SIMMER BEEF STEW

Steps:

• Combine beef stew meat and flour in a resealable plastic bag; seal bag and shake to coat beef.
• Melt butter with olive oil in a large pot over high heat; add beef and season with seasoned salt. Cook and stir beef until seared on all sides 5 to 7 minutes. Stir onion into the beef; cook and stir until the onion is browned, about 5 minutes more.
• Pour enough of the beef broth into the pot to cover the bottom; bring to a boil while scraping the browned bits of food off of the bottom of the pan with a wooden spoon. Add remainder of the beef broth; bring to a simmer before adding carrots, potatoes, celery, balsamic vinegar, Worcestershire sauce, parsley, basil, paprika, and garlic powder.
• Bring liquid to a boil, reduce heat to low, and cook stew at a simmer until the meat and vegetables are very tender, 3 to 4 hours.

SLOW-COOKER CIDER

Steps:

• Place cinnamon, cloves and allspice on a double thickness of cheesecloth; bring up corners of cloth and tie with a string to form a bag. , Place cider and brown sugar in a 3-qt. slow cooker; stir until sugar dissolves. Add spice bag. Place orange slices on top. Cover and cook on low for 2-3 hours or until heated through. Discard spice bag.

SLOW COOKER BEEF SIRLOIN TIPS AND GRAVY RECIPE

Steps:

• Spray slow cooker with non-stick cooking spray.
• In a medium bowl, mix together flour, salt, garlic powder, and pepper. Dredge meat tips in the flour mixture.
• Heat olive oil in large skillet over medium-high heat, then brown tips for a couple of minutes (you aren't cooking them all the way through, just browning the edges). Place beef tips in slow cooker.
• Dump onions and mushrooms on top of meat in slow cooker.
• Mix broth, Worcestershire, ketchup, red wine vinegar, water in a bowl. Pour on top of meat in slow cooker.
• Sprinkle Italian seasoning on top of everything and cook on low for 7-8 hours.
• After meat is finished cooking, mix cornstarch together with water in a separate bowl. Using a strainer, remove beef tips from slow cooker and place in a separate bowl. Pour cornstarch mixture into remaining liquid in the crock pot and mix well. Add the beef tips back into the slow cooker and cook on high for about 10 minutes or until the liquid starts to thicken and turns into a gravy.
• Serve over hot mashed potatoes.

CIDER SIMMERED BEEF - CROCK POT

Steps:

• Heat oil in a large nonstick fry pan over medium high heat, add beef and brown well on all sides.
• Meanwhile, in a 4 quart or larger slow cooker, combine onions celery, garlic, allspice, ginger and pepper.
• In a small bowl, mix cider and molasses.
• Place beef on top of onion mixture, pour in cider mixture.
• Cover and cook at low setting until beef is tender when pierced, about 9 1/2 to 10 hours.
• Lift roast to a warm platter and keep warm.
• Skim and discard fat from liquid.
• Then blend in cornstarch mixture.
• Increase cooker heat to high, cover and cook, stirring several times, until sauce is thickened (about 15 more minutes).
• Season to taste with salt and pepper.
• To serve:.
• Remove and discard string from beef; slice beef across the grain.
• Spoon some of the sauce over meat, sprinkle with parsley.
• Serve remaining sauce in a bowl or pitcher to add to taste.
• The onion-y brown sauce is good served over baked or mashed potatoes or broad noodles.
• Complete menu with chilled sparkling cider, a platter of sliced cucumbers and bell pepper rings and a crusty loaf.