Slow Cooker Beef and Vegetable Stew

Slow Cooker Beef and Vegetable Stew

Prep Time
24 min
Cook Time
480 min
Serves
8
Difficulty
Easy
Recipe Details
Ingredients
  • 7 oz frozen chopped onions, about 2 cups
  • 3 pound(s) uncooked lean and trimmed beef brisket, boneless, cut into 1-inch pieces
  • 2 clove(s) garlic clove(s), minced
  • 2 medium uncooked sweet potato(es), peeled and cut into bite-size chunks
  • 1/2 pound(s) uncooked baby carrots, cut in half if large
  • 8 small uncooked new potato(es), cut in half (unpeeled)
  • 16 piece(s) prune(s), pitted
  • 4 Tbsp fresh lemon juice, divided (from 2 small lemons)
  • 5 tsp honey, divided
  • 1 1/2 tsp table salt
  • 1/2 tsp black pepper
  • 1/4 tsp ground cinnamon
  • 1 cup(s) canned beef broth
Instructions
  1. Place onion, beef, garlic, sweet potatoes, carrots, new potatoes, prunes, 2 tablespoons of lemon juice and 1 tablespoon of honey in a 5- to 6-quart slow cooker. Add salt, pepper, cinnamon and broth; stir well.
  2. Cook on low setting for 7 to 8 hours. About 5 minutes before serving, stir in remaining 2 tablespoons of lemon juice and remaining 2 teaspoons of honey; cover and cook on low for 5 minutes. Yields about 1 1/2 cups of solids and gravy per serving.
Notes
You can substitute dried apricots for the prunes if you prefer. For a stew with thicker gravy, spoon 1 tablespoon of flour into a cup and stir in 1/4 cup of the tzimmes liquid until the mixture is lump-free. Add the flour mixture to the slow cooker, cover and cook on low for 10 minutes. (Might affect the recipe’s SmartPoints value.)

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