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Cooking with my daughter Julia is one of my favorite things to do.
She loves helping! I have been slacking on my meal planning lately, but when I am on top of it, she is right there by my side eager to help.
Cooking when it’s easy and tasty is something I always strive to do. This Beef Stew is the best because you just dump the ingredients into the crockpot and later you have a delicious dinner… AND the best part? No huge mess to clean up! 
**I wish I had a photo of the cooked stew but after basketball practice we ate it up so quickly. 
- About 20-25 baby carrots, diced
- 2-3 potatoes, chopped (can use sweet potatoes)
- 1 small onion, chopped
- 1 stalk celery, chopped
- 32 ounces organic beef broth + 10 ounces of more broth or water
- 1-2 pounds of grass-fed stew beef
- 1 C corn
- 2 T ketchup
- 1 t paprika
- 1 T parsley
- 1 t onion powder
- 2-3 cloves of garic, minced
- 1 t apple cider vinegar
- 1 t sea salt
- ¼+ t pepper
- ¼ C *flour (I used arrowroot) for the roux
- 2 T butter- use some in roux & before serving
- optional: 1 C frozen peas (not shown)
- Gather ingredients
- Chop and dice all vegetables
- Turn your crockpot on high heat and add the beef
- Pour in chopped veggies then cover with beef stock
- Scoop in the herbs & seasonings, stir and cover
- Let cook for several hours
- After about 4+ hours, make a roux with some of the butter, mix in with stew
- Before serving add remainder of the butter, stir
- Serve in glass bowls, repeat
What is your favorite soup or stew in the crockpot?
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Fall is my favorite season! It’s not quite yet Fall weather here in Tennessee but I know it’s right around the corner.
I have been trying to avoid using the oven since ours is gas and it heats up the whole house, although the warmth has been feeling nicer as Fall is approaching.
Using the crockpot is a great way to avert the heat… PLUS, it’s easy!
Dump ingredients, turn on and walk away. Well, it’s mostly that easy. Most recipes like chili or stew are that easy but this one needs some attention here and there.
My daughter loves to help me cook, whether it’s cleaning the produce, cutting up veggies or adding things to the pot, crock-pot in this instance. I try my best to teach her what a good homemaker is because one day she might be one. I am still a work in progress and fail miserably at times but I hope I am instilling in her a love for God, how to love her husband, be a mother and how to keep a home, among other things.
She even helped me make this recipe and take pictures with me after.
Join me over at The Humbled Homemaker for the recipe!
What’s your favorite Fall treat?
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