Crock Pot Beef Stew | Recipe Cart

Ingredients

• 2 tablespoons oil
• 1 1/2 pounds beef stewing meat (in chunks)
• 1-2 teaspoons salt (or less, depending on what kind of stock you're using)
• black pepper (to taste)
• 2 tablespoons flour
• 2 large yellow onions (cut into wedges)
• 2 cloves garlic (sliced)
• 2 teaspoons Italian seasoning
• 4 tablespoons tomato paste
• 1/4 cup red wine (OR use more stock)
• 2 cups beef stock
• 2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
• 1 tablespoon maple syrup
• 3 large waxy potatoes (peeled and cut into chunks)
• 4 large carrots (peeled, ends trimmed and cut into chunks)
• 4 large celery sticks (trimmed and thickly sliced)
• 1/2 pound brown mushrooms (cleaned and quartered)
• 1/2 cup frozen peas (no need to defrost)