Cranberry Beef Stew
You need...
3 pounds chuck/stewing/casserole steak, diced, excess fat removed
1 small onion, sliced
1 teaspoon minced garlic
2-3 sticks celery, chopped
2 carrots, chopped
Dash of worcestershire sauce
1/2 glass of red wine (or some Guinness might be good as an alternative)
1/2 sachet of french onion soup
1 small jar of cranberry sauce
1 sml container whole cranberries in juice (no added sugar)
1-2 cups water
Put the carrots in the bottom of the slow cooker.
Brown the meat, onion, garlic and celery, add to slow cooker.
Put the worcestershire sauce, red wine, french onion soup, 1 cup of the water, cranberry sauce and cranberries in juice in the frypan, heat through.
Note: I don't like things too sweet, which is why I added the container of whole cranberries (no sugar) to balance out the jar of cranberry sauce. You can adjust this to suit your own taste.
Taste sauce. Adjust seasonings. If too strong, add some more water.
Add this to the mixture in the crock pot.
Cook on low maybe about 6-8 hours...
About an hour before serving, add 1 - 2 cups of frozen peas and a cornstarch slurry (about 2/3 cup water with 2-3 tablespoons cornstarch in it) and stir, let thicken.
I was very pleased with how this one turned out.
3 pounds chuck/stewing/casserole steak, diced, excess fat removed
1 small onion, sliced
1 teaspoon minced garlic
2-3 sticks celery, chopped
2 carrots, chopped
Dash of worcestershire sauce
1/2 glass of red wine (or some Guinness might be good as an alternative)
1/2 sachet of french onion soup
1 small jar of cranberry sauce
1 sml container whole cranberries in juice (no added sugar)
1-2 cups water
Put the carrots in the bottom of the slow cooker.
Brown the meat, onion, garlic and celery, add to slow cooker.
Put the worcestershire sauce, red wine, french onion soup, 1 cup of the water, cranberry sauce and cranberries in juice in the frypan, heat through.
Note: I don't like things too sweet, which is why I added the container of whole cranberries (no sugar) to balance out the jar of cranberry sauce. You can adjust this to suit your own taste.
Taste sauce. Adjust seasonings. If too strong, add some more water.
Add this to the mixture in the crock pot.
Cook on low maybe about 6-8 hours...
About an hour before serving, add 1 - 2 cups of frozen peas and a cornstarch slurry (about 2/3 cup water with 2-3 tablespoons cornstarch in it) and stir, let thicken.
I was very pleased with how this one turned out.