Good Eating Tuesday: Easy Slow Cooker Beef Stew
Today's Good Eating recipe, Easy Slow Cooker Beef Stew , is one I found on Pinterest that I've made several times with great success! Choosing Your Beef: I generally use Chuck Roast, though you can use any beef roast style or beef ribs or chuck style you prefer. Something laced with fat works better in slow-cooking and will be more tender. You don't need a huge quantity of meat---I usually choose the smallest, least expensive Chuck Roast. Searing: Any time you put meat in a slow-cooker or, I daresay, even an Instant Pot, which is a pressure cooker, you should always sear or brown it on all sides in a very hot skillet with a bit of olive oil. This seals in the juices and makes for a more favorful meat. Also gives it some color, if you're pressure cooking. So cut up your beef into stew chunks, salt, then sear in a hot skillet. I usually sear my meat with salt & pepper without flour, but you may dredge in flour, if you like. (For that use 1/4 cup flour w...