Sheri's Slow Cooker Beef Stew

Total Time: 4 hrs 45 mins Preparation Time: 45 mins Cook Time: 4 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 5
• 3 large potatoes, peeled,diced
• 1 cup sliced carrot
• 1 1/2 lbs beef stew meat, cut up bite sized
• 1/2 cup olive oil
• 1/2 cup flour
• 4 cups beef broth
• 1 medium onion, grated
• 1 (15 ounce) can corn, drained
• 1 (4 ounce) can sliced mushrooms, drained
• 1 tablespoon dried parsley
• 1 teaspoon dried sage
• 1/2 teaspoon dried marjoram
• 2 teaspoons salt
• 1/2 teaspoon black pepper

Recipe

• 1 place diced potatoes and sliced carrots in a large microwave safe bowl, cover and cook in microwave for six minutes until potatoes are partially cooked.
• 2 heat oil in a large skillet.
• 3 place flour in a gallon sized plastic bag and coat meat.
• 4 brown meat in skillet.
• 5 (remaining flour in bag will be used as thickener) put potatoes and meat in crock pot.
• 6 add remaining ingredients.
• 7 add flour from bag along with enough to make 1/3 of a cup of flour.
• 8 stir well and let simmer on low for 4 hours.
• 9 if not to desired thickness you may remove cover and turn to high, stir every so often.
• 10 or add more flour or some cornstarch dissolved in a little water.