Classic Beef Stew

Ingredients

– 2 lbs Stew Beef – cut into 1” cubes

– 2 tsp Olive Oil

– 2 cups Water

– 1 Tbs Worcestershire Sauce

– 1 tsp garlic powder (or one fresh clove garlic minced)

– 2 Bay leaves

– 1 medium onion – chopped

– 1 tsp salt

– 1 tsp raw sugar

– ½ tsp ground black pepper

– ½ tsp smoked paprika

– ½ tsp tumeric

– ½ tsp onion powder

– ⅛ tsp ground cloves

– 4 large carrots – quartered and cut into small pie shaped pieces

– 3 celery stalks – halved and cut into small pieces

– 2 Tbs corn starch

– ¼ cup water

– 1 packet of Hidden Valley Ranch dressing mix

 

Preparation

Brown meat in the olive oil in a skillet on the stove top over medium high heat (2-3 minutes).

 

Place into crock pot

 

Add the 2 cups of water water and all ingredients to the crock pot. Cook in crock pot on low for 8 hours or on high for 4 hours.

 

45 minutes before serving, in a small bowl mix cup of cold water and 2 tbs of corn starch together and mix until corn starch is dissolved. Once dissolved, add to the crock pot.

 

Add the packet of Hidden Valley Ranch dressing mix as well.