Freezer Beef Stew
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This is another freezer meal recipe that I recently got from my sister in law. Now nothing will beat my mom’s recipe for oven stew, but this freezer beef stew is a good alternative.
I cooked this freezer beef stew using the crock pot method. Now there are two things I would change about this recipe. First, the 1/2 tsp of pepper was too much for me. The stew had a very strong pepper flavor, so next time I’d reduce the pepper to at least 1/4 tsp.
Second, when this beef stew was done cooking, it looked more like beef soup. I like my stew thick, not runny. So I mixed 2 tablespoons cornstarch with 2 tablespoons of water and added it to the crock pot. Next, I turned it on high for 30 minutes. That worked out great. Still not as thick as I’m use to, but it was much better.
Here is what you need to make this
Freezer Beef Stew
- ONION
- BEEF BROTH
- CARROTS
- BROWN SUGAR
- RED POTATO
- SALT
- WORCESTERSHIRE SAUCE
- BEEF STEW MEAT
- PEPPER
- DRIED THYME
- FLOUR
- GARLIC
- TOMATO PASTE
Freezer Beef Stew
Real Mom Kitchen
Ingredients
- 1 cup diced onion
- 3 cups beef broth
- 2 cups diced carrots
- 2 Tbsp brown sugar
- 1 cup cubed red potato
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 cup green beans
- 2 tsp Worcestershire Sauce
- 1 ½ lbs beef stew meat
- ½ tsp pepper I’d do 1/4 tsp
- ¼. tsp dried thyme
- 3 Tbsp flour
- 1 tsp chopped garlic
- 2 tsp tomato Paste
Instructions
- Combine all ingredients into one gallon zip lock freezer bag removing all excess air and freeze.
- To serve - thaw completely in refrigerator and cook in crock pot on low for 6-8 hours.
- For the stovetop - add to a stock pot and bring to boil. Then reduce heat to simmer for 30-45 minutes until vegetables are cooked through.
- If you want you stew thicker after cooking in the slow cooker, use the 2 Tbsp cornstarch and mix it with 2 Tbsp cold water and add it to the cooked stew.Turn it on high and cook for 30 more minutes.
- On the stove top, just cook until thick. Serve in large bowls with bread for dipping.
This is the original photo from this post. The above photo was updated in January 2019.
