KYLE'S FAVORITE BEEF STEW

Kyle's Favorite Beef Stew image

My son calls this very-hearty beef stew 'world famous!' You will need a large slow cooker.

Provided by Heather G

Categories Soups, Stews and Chili Recipes Stews Beef

Time 7h45m

Yield 10

Number Of Ingredients 18

Ingredients

3 pounds cubed beef stew meat
¼ cup all-purpose flour
½ teaspoon salt
3 tablespoons olive oil
3 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
1 pound carrots, peeled and cut into 2-inch pieces
4 large potatoes, cubed
1 tablespoon dried parsley
1 ½ teaspoons ground black pepper
2 cups boiling water
2 (1 ounce) envelopes onion soup mix
3 tablespoons butter
3 large onions, quartered
2 tablespoons minced garlic
½ cup burgundy wine
2 (6 ounce) packages fresh button mushrooms, halved
¼ cup warm water
3 tablespoons cornstarch

Steps:

Toss the beef, flour, and salt in a sealable bag until the beef is coated.
Heat the oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Combine the beef and Worcestershire sauce in the skillet; cook until the beef is evenly browned on all sides; transfer to a slow cooker, but do not clean the skillet. Add the carrots, potatoes, parsley, and pepper to the slow cooker.
Combine the boiling water and soup mix in a small bowl; add to slow cooker.
Melt the butter in the skillet over medium-high heat. Cook the onion and garlic in the melted butter until soft; transfer the onion and garlic to the slow cooker and return the skillet to the heat. Combine the wine and mushrooms to the skillet; cook until the mushrooms begin to absorb the wine; pour the mixture into the slow cooker.
Place the cover on the slow cooker and set to High; cook for one hour. Reduce heat to Low and cook until the beef is fork-tender, 6 to 8 hours. Whisk together the warm water and cornstarch; stir into the stew; cook uncovered until stew thickens, about 15 minutes.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 617.3 calories, Carbohydrate 46.6 g, Cholesterol 100.3 mg, Fat 34.3 g, Fiber 6.2 g, Protein 30.7 g, SaturatedFat 13.5 g, Sodium 961.5 mg, Sugar 7.9 g