Description

It is easy to make this fancy stew when made in the slow cooker. Just brown your meat, add ingredients, cook, make the gravy/sauce and you will have an excellent dinner. Serve on top of your choice of mashed potatoes, rice or egg noodles.

Ingredients

• 2 1/2 lb. stew meat, cut into 1 inch chunks, patted dry with paper towel
• 1/4 c. flour
• salt and pepper, to taste
• 1 t. Italian seasoning
• 3 T. olive oil
• 2 c. red wine
• 2 c. beef stock
• 2 T. tomato paste
• 2 c. baby potatoes
• 2 c. baby carrots
• 8 oz. button mushrooms
• 12 oz. bag frozen pearled onions
• 2 t. garlic, chopped
• mashed potatoes, egg noodles or rice

Steps

1. In a large bowl, combine stew meat with flour; stir to coat. Sprinkle generously with salt, pepper and Italian seasoning.
2. In a large pan, heat olive oil over medium-high heat. Add stew meat in batches, browning 3-4 minutes per side. Line the crock of the slow cooker with a slow cooker liner for easy clean up, then transfer meat to slow cooker.
3. In the pan, turn heat down to medium; add wine, beef stock, and tomato paste. Using a spatula, scrape up brown bits at bottom of pan. Stir together until tomato paste has dissolved. Pour on top of beef in slow cooker.