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There is nothing worse than when you want to make something and you don’t have all the ingredients. Especially when it’s freezing cold and raining. A few days ago, this was my story. A cold rainy Saturday and not the right stuff for dinner. My parents were headed home from Maine and my husband wanted beef stew for dinner and I was being lazy. The last thing I wanted to do was run to the store in the rain to buy carrots. Most beef stew recipes call for carrots but this time, I decided corn would be fine. I mean, corn is good right? The best thing about making a crockpot stew is, you can add just about anything to it and it usually turns out ok.

The key to tender meat is the meat mallet. It’s important to tenderize your meat prior to cooking.

Supply List

2 32 ounce beef broth
1 6 ounce tomato paste
2 lbs lean stew meat cut up in small pieces
1/4 cup chopped garlic
6 potatoes cubed
2 cans drained corn
1 cup cooking red wine
Salt pepper, onion powder, bay leaves (2) and parsley (1 tsp each)

Instructions : Step by Step

Prepare Meat:
Tenderize with mallet and season with salt and pepper
Pour broth into crockpot and stir in tomato paste
Stir in garlic and red wine
Add cubed potatoes and chopped meat
Season to taste with salt, pepper and onion powder
Add bay leaves and sprinkle parsley on top
Add corn at 3.5 hour mark (or if you are not home, add once you are home and let sit for 20 minutes in stew)
*if you prefer more seasoning, add towards the end of the 4 hour mark. Season to taste
cook high for 4 hours or until potatoes are tender
*thicken with corn starch once the stew is done if you prefer a thicker broth. Follow instructions on corn starch box.

Author: Jessica Bruno

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Crockpot Beef Stew with Corn