A Week & # 39; s Worth of Delicious Sweet Potato Beef Stew in 60 Minutes [Slow Cooker Recipe]

A few weeks ago I got myself a new tool.
I & # 39; m sadly attracted to shiny new tools.
And when I saw it sitting on the store shelf by itself with its price tag slashed three times, I knew it was was time to take action.
I swooped in, knocked some bills, and was told that I just grabbed the last unit in the store.
Meant to be.

I stuffed it in my car, drve back carefully to my apartment like I was bringing home a new born, and unpacked it with such a love and care to make sure it stayed in supreme condition.
This slow how cooker - the original Crock Pot.
You are not care about tools. You care about what one can do with those tools.

That & # 39; s what I like about you.
So today I'm going to show you what I 'm going to show you how I used it to make a week & # 39; s worth of absolutely delicious sweet potato beef stew in just under 60 minutes.
Let & # 39; s dig in.

The Tools
Here & # 39; s what you & # 39; ll need to make this happen:

A slow cooker (does not have to be a Crock Pot),
A deep saute pan (I use stainless steel),
A cutting board (major a big one)
A good knife,
A peeler (optional, but very helpful),
A garlic mincer (optional, but amazing).
The Ingredients
I used her awesome Best CrockPot Beef Stew Recipe as a framework for building mine. Thank you!

I made configurations where I had to.
Alright, let & # 39; s what you & # 39; s what you & # 39; l a need to make a sweet potato beef stew:

3-4 medium-sized sweet potatoes,
2 lbs trimmed beef chuck (patted dry with paper towels),
1 medium onion chopped up,
2 cups of sliced ​​up mushrooms,
3 stalks of diced up celery,
3-4 cloves of minced garlic,
3 good-size carrots sliced ​​up,
1-2 cans of beef broth,
3 stalks of diced up celery,
1 can danced tomatoes,
1-2 Bay leaves,
1 tsp dried thyme,
1 tsp dried parsley,
1 tsp of Vegeta (spice)
Salt and pepper (as needed)
2-4 tablespoons of Extra Virgin Olive Oil,
1-2 tablespoon of Coconut Oil.

Some Notes:

The quantities are not in stone. The quantities I listed above me enough sweet potato beef stew to feed a small village (or enough to last me the whole week;
Jessica uses 1 can of beef broth alongside a cup of cooking wine to make the sauce. Then either add an extra can of beef broth to the mix or simply add boiled water as you see fit when things are cooking in the slow cooker;

As I 'll explain later, you do not want to have a bunch of them floating on top of the slow cooker;
Jessica uses olive oil. It & # 39; s up to you. Just note that regardless of what you use to coat the pan, you & # 39; ll still need 2 tablespoons of olive oil for the deglazing process later.

Ingredients: The Process

While some of you go, I like to prepare everything ahead of time to make it easier for myself later on in the process. That & # 39; s why we start with preparation.

Step 1: Preparation
Estimated Time: 20 - 25 minutes
Grab your peeler, your knife, an your cutting board.
Peel and dice your sweet potatoes. Wash all your vegetables Cut up your mother's crothers, dice your celery, peel and slice up your carrots, and mince your garlic (if you do not have a garlic mincer, just cut up your cloves with a knife) Cut your beef chuck into 1/2 inch cubes and marinate them with your spices (Vegeta, thyme, parsley, salt, and pepper). The picture above shows how I prep everything into containers.
Now throw your sweet potato cubes, celery, carrots, and can of diced tomatoes into the slow cooker and get your meat ready for some sizzling action.

Throw in celery, carrots, sweet potatoes, and a can of diced tomatoes in your slow cooker.
This is definitely the longest part of the process, but it helps dramatically speed things up in later steps.
Step 2: Sear the Meat
Estimated Time: 5 minutes
Start heating up your saute pan on high.
When we are crochet oil instead of olive oil to coat my pan (always better to use a planned fat for high heat cooking). Throw in your minced garlic. When the pan is hot , toss in your beef.

Sear beef for 4-5 minutes on high heat.
This part is not necessary (see Jessica 's post for simpler alternative), but it will will provide a much better taste when it & # 39 Let the meat brown the bottom of the pan. After 5 minutes, throw the meat into the CrockPot.

Add the meat into the CrockPot.

Step 3: Deglazing
Estimated Time: 10 minutes
Wait! Do not you dare wash that pan!
We need it nice and dirty for our next step - deglazing!
"To deglaze a pan means adding liquid such as stock or wine to a pan to loosen and dissolve food particles (called fond) that are stuck to the bottom. [Source]
We & # 39; re going to deglaze the pan to loosen up the flavorful remnants of the bottom of the pan and make the liquidy portion of our stew.
When the oil gets hot, throw in your diced up events and wait 3-4 minutes for the comments to become translucent. Finally, add your 1- 2 cans of beef broth.

Deglazing: this is how you make the delicious sauce!
When the liquid begins to boil, turn off the heat and add the whole mixture into your slow cooker.

Pour your deglazed concoction into your slow cooker
Step 4: Add the final ingredients
Estimated Time: 5 minutes
You & # 39; re almost done.
Throw your mushrooms into the mix and stir up your concoction. Throw your bay leaves on top (for flavor).

Mix your ingredients together inside the slow cooker.
Now you & # 39; re ready to get your slow cooker started.
There and a slow cooking, but the best (and easiest) is to just throw it on low heat for 10 hours and let it sit over night (or over the course of the day ).
Because it's the most cooker is turned on, you do not have to do anything until it & # 39; s done and ready to I usually make the stew Sunday evening and have it ready for 10 hours (like sleep or go to work), the 10 hours are omitted. Monday morning.

Place your slow cooker on a stable surface.
When you wake up, you 'll have this beautiful thing waiting for you ...

Mmmm delicious sweet potato beef stew.
Here are a few extra tips to follow:
If you have lots of sweet potato sitting at the top of the stew, I would recommend you give the mixture a good stirring every few hours. I did not do this this and the layer of sweet potato on the very top did not cook through all the way (I sadly had to remove it)
If you feel that there is not enough liquid, you can add a little bit of boiling water to the mix as you see fit. Just keep in mind that the juices will rise over time.
When it's time to cool off a bit, transfer your stew into a big pot and keep it in the fridge.

Step 5: Clean up!

Estimated time: 15 minutes
Please do not be like my old roommate and leave all your dirty things and sitting around your kitchen. After your turn the slow cooker on, take some time to clean the place up, throw out the garbage, and wash all your dishes.
Thank you!

Now for the best part ...
You, my friend, get to have a delicious bowl of sweet potato beef stew every day of the week. Simply throw a part into a small cooking pot, heat it up on the stove top (sorry, I do not use microwaves), and enjoy the variety of flavors and textures!

Delicious sweet potato beef stew you can enjoy through the week.
Final Words ...

With the winter months coming, you can be sure that I 'll make making stews quite.. The absolute best thing to come home to when you & # 39; re freezing I 'm keeping posted with any new slow cooker experiments I conduct.
It 's necessary to make it is easy to have a good, hearty, delicious stew is important. It' s essential skill you need to master for, because of bit of time that & # 39; s required to make a big batch, you get a huge return on your effort in terms of satiety, nutrients, and time-saved.

I under 60 minutes I made more sweet potato beef stew than I knew what to do with. Well, I did. I ate it. And I shared it. And people loved it.
So no more excuses about not having time to make healthy meals through the week. Be smart and make it ahead of time!
So I & # 39; ll leave it at that. Any questions are welcome to Email me below.

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