slow cooker beef stew

Expect a Middle Eastern flair when you dig into this slow cooker beef stew with tomatoes and olives. Diverse components & flavors! Cooked slow and low.

Slow Cooker Beef Tomatoes Olive Stew

Expect a Middle Eastern flair when you dig into this slow cooker beef tomatoes olive stew. Yes, it's got the components of velvety tender and chunky fork-tender beef that's cooked low and slow and is just perfect for serving creatively!

Old Fashioned Beef Stew Slow Cooker

This is an old fashioned slow cooker beef stew. A light slow beef stew is flavored with a variety of basic pantry herbs and seasonings, as well as garlic, onions, and vegetables. Beef is a valuable protein product and a constant source of iron. A variety of dishes are prepared from it, but it is the most delicious stewed.

How to Cook Beef Stew Meat in a Slow Cooker?

Anyone who wants to please their family and friends with delicious food – this recipe is what you need. Beef stew is traditional to serve for dinner, but it makes a great meal for any occasion. If you like simple, easy recipes for your main course, then you'll also want to try my favorite recipes such as holiday ideas with boho flair, and rustic hearty best stew recipes.

Harissa Beef Stew

This beef stew with harissa certainly packs a flavor punch. This easy and healthy harissa beef stew is quick to make and perfect to serve over rice for a weeknight meal. I have so many delicious recipes. How about in, pork chop stew, and slow cooker lamb chili stew recipe I'm telling you, crazy good!

Moroccan Beef Stew with Harissa

As you see, I'm just serving my slow cooker beef tomatoes olive stew in a most 'purist' fashion. A warm loaf of crusty baguette and a dollop of sour cream. Believe me; it's amazing just like this! But, think of the many other ways you can serve this dish. Over mashed potatoes. Oh, why not do warm creamy Southern grits! Or, how about creating simple sliders say with slices of crispy chilled cucumbers and onions marinated in simple vinaigrette. Of course, there's the standby pasta that always woos palates. And, if there are any leftovers, well, imagine the soup that you can create! Here's another quick recipe, that you should give try harissa homemade.

slow cooker beef stew

Ingredients

  • ¾ cup extra virgin olive oil, divided
  • 2 cups sweet onions, finely diced
  • 6 garlic cloves, peeled and sliced thinly
  • ¼ cup concentrated tomato paste
  • 2 ½ to 3 lbs. beef, New York Strip, cut into small (about 1 ½ x 1 ½ ") chunks
  • 1 ½ cups flour, all-purpose
  • 1 cup red wine
  • 1 Tbl. dry harissa
  • 2 tsp. ground cumin
  • 2 tsp. smoked paprika
  • ½ tsp. red chili flakes
  • 2 tsp. sea salt
  • 1 tsp. white pepper
  • 1 (28 oz.) can diced tomatoes + 2 cups water
  • 2 cups green olives with pimentos, sliced in halves if small and sliced into several pieces if large, you can also use chopped olives

Instructions

  1. Turn the slow cooker to the high setting for 4.5 hours. Add one-fourth cup of olive oil, onions, garlic, and tomato paste. Whisk and blend together. Cover with the lid and prepare the beef.
  2. Put the flour in a large mixing bowl. Add the beef chunks and coat well with the flour.
  3. Heat a heavy large cast iron skillet on medium high. Add the remaining oil. Let it get hot. Shake off the excess flour from beef chunks. Add about one-third to one-half of beef chunks to the oil. Brown well on all sides. Use a slotted spoon and move the browned beef chunks to the slow cooker. Repeat with the remaining beef chunks. Deglaze the skillet with the wine, scrap the skillet, then add this liquid mixture to the slow cooker.
  4. Mix the harissa, cumin, paprika, chili flakes, salt and pepper in a small bowl. Sprinkle into the slow cooker. Add the tomatoes and water. Blend. Cover and cook for another about four hours.
  5. Check the meat after a couple of hours, stir and if you need to add some additional water (or beef broth), do so. When the meat is very tender (after about four hours), add the green olives and let the stew simmer another 30 minutes.

slow cooker beef stew