Customer, Pam R. made this delicious beef stew recipe and sent it to me to share. Thank you, Pam!

She explained that she uses steak tips and showed me how she buys them and cuts them up.

She uses her Lifetime Electric 5 qt. Liquid Core Cooker. (For more information on this incredible electric dutch oven, please leave me a message.)

She adds a French Mirepoix (carrots, onions and celery), cut to the same size.

She adds new potatoes and the broth and peas.

Here’s the recipe to enjoy!

Pam’s Incredible Beef Stew

Spice Bag:

3T Flour

½ t Garlic Powder

½ t Salt (table salt, not sea salt)

½ t Black Pepper

Stew Ingredients:

2lbs. Beef Steak Tips, trimmed and chopped (may substitute Sirloin or other tender meat)

1 Sweet Onion, sliced (Vidalia, etc.)

6 C Beef Broth (48oz)

2lbs. Small Red Potatoes (halved)

4-5 Celery Stalks, chopped

4-5 Carrots, chopped (may substitute baby carrots equal to celery)

3oz Tomato Paste (1/2 can)

10oz Bag Peas (approx.)

Thickening Slurry:

2T Cornstarch

2T Water

DIRECTIONS

1.  Preheat 5 Qt. Oil Core to 400°

2.  Trim and cube/chop beef and slice onion.

3.  Thoroughly  mix  Flour,  Garlic  Powder,  Salt  and  Pepper  in  a  small  bowl  with  a  fork.  Place  Spice mixture into a gallon sized Ziploc bag.

4.  Once pan is preheated, toss onions in and cover.  While onions get started, put the beef into the Ziploc bag, seal and mix until spices thoroughly cover the meat.

5.  Use tongs to remove meat from bag and add to onions in the 5 Qt (There will be left over mix in bag which may be discarded). Cook meat and onions until browned.

6.  Once meat is browned, add in beef broth.

7.  Stir in Potatoes, Celery, Carrots and Tomato Paste.

6.  Once meat is browned, add in beef broth.

7.  Stir in Potatoes, Celery, Carrots and Tomato Paste.

8.  Cover  and  Reduce  heat  to  simmer.    Simmer  approximately  90  minutes  or  until  beef  is  tender.  Remove peas from freezer, place bag on counter to thaw during simmer time.

9.  Once beef is tender, make the thickening slurry.  Mix equal parts water and corn starch.  (2T of each works perfectly in this recipe).  Whisk until it is completely blended.

10. Add thickening slurry (SLOWLY) to stew while it is still simmering. Use all of it.  Stir as it thickens.

11. Add Peas to thickened stew and allow to simmer about another 10 minutes.

12. Season as you like.  A garlic-sea salt grinder mix is delicious!