Mom's Old Fashioned Beef Stew

Total Time: 9 hrs 15 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 9 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
• 2 lbs stewing beef, cut into 1/2 inch cubes
• 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
• 2 cups beef stock
• 4 medium carrots, peeled and sliced
• 4 medium potatoes, peeled and chopped
• 2 stalks celery, chopped
• 1 large onion, diced
• 1 (19 ounce) can tomatoes, diced,with juice
• 1 bay leaf
• 1 tablespoon worcestershire sauce
• 1/2 cup chopped fresh parsley or 2 tablespoons dried parsley
• 1 cup frozen peas
• salt and pepper

Recipe

• 1 in a heavy plastic bag, combine flour, salt and pepper.
• 2 in batches, add beef to flour mixture and toss to coat.
• 3 transfer to a plate.
• 4 in a large nonstick skillet, heat half the oil over medium high heat.
• 5 cook beef in batches, adding more oil as needed, until browned all over.
• 6 with a slotted spoon, transfer beef to a slow cooker.
• 7 add 1 cup stock to pan and stir to scrape up any brown bits.
• 8 transfer stock mixtures to slow cooker.
• 9 add carrots, potatoes, celery, onion, tomatoes (with juice) remaining stock, bay leaf, worcestershire sauce and parsely; mix well to combine.
• 10 cover and cook on low for 8 to 10 hours or on high for 4 to 6 hours until vegetables are tender and stew is bubbling.
• 11 remove bay leaf and discard.
• 12 add peas.
• 13 cover and cook on high 15 to 20 minutes longer or until slightly thickened and peas are heated through.
• 14 season to taste with salt and pepper.