Slow cooker beef stew

Name: Slow cooker beef stew
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 360 min
Total time: 375 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: world
Ingredients: 600 gram stewing beef; large handful of fresh pearl onions (no pickled ones); 2 large carrots or 6 Dutch carrots; 1 green bell pepper; 1 yellow bell pepper; 3 garlic cloves; 3 celery stalks; 1/2 litre beef stock (store-bought or make your own); 2 tablespoons of all-purpose flour; a few sprigs of thyme; pepper and salt to taste

Nothing beats a meal that's ready when you come home from work. Slow cooker beef stew is amazing for busy days and the smell will welcome you!

375 minutes

6 persons

Main course

Recipe slow cooker beef stew

Made by Véronique

Published at 2016-01-26, this recipe is for 6 persons and takes 375 minutes.

Founder of Ohmydish (since 2014), she prefers to spend all day in the kitchen. Once working in the hospitality industry as an independent chef, she loves helping you gain confidence in the kitchen. With her easy-to-follow recipes, handy tips, and cooking knowledge, you'll make the most delicious dishes yourself! The recipes are accessible to everyone, from beginners to advanced home cooks.

Updated at: 2024-07-31

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Preparation time

15 minutes

Time cooking

360 minutes

Total time

375 minutes

Preparation – 15 minutes

Fill the medium-sized pan with water and bring it to a boil. Boiling the pearl onions for about 15 seconds will help you to peel them really quick and easy. Rinse the rest of the veggies with cold water and remove the bell peppers seeds.

Chop the bell peppers into large pieces. Peel the carrots using a vegetable peeler and cut them into slices. Also, cut the celery stalks into slices and cut the beef into pieces.

Roughly chop the garlic cloves and add chopped beef, bell peppers, carrots, pearl onions, garlic and celery to the slow cooker.

Finishing the slow cooker beef stew – 6 hours (waiting time)

To finish the beef stew, also add the beef stock and thyme sprigs. Season with pepper and salt and also mix in the all-purpose flour and set the slow cooker to medium heat for at least 6 hours.

Check if the meat is tender and the stew is flavorful. If necessary, add some more pepper and salt and maybe set the slow cooker for another hour if your meat isn't tender enough depending on the size of the beef pieces and what kind of meat you've used.

Serve with lovely mashed potatoes or oven roasted potatoes.