Apple Cider Beef Stew Recipe
"I created this slow-cooker recipe using convenience products to save time chopping vegetables and browning beef," writes Margaret Wilson from Hemet, California. Apple cider and cinnamon are the unique additions that give a down-home flavor to her oh-so-easy and economical stew. MARGARET'S TIP: This also makes a rich, flavorful pot-luck dish for holiday gatherings on busy school nights.
12 Servings
Prep: 20 min.
Cook: 6-1/4 hours
Ingredients
4 cups frozen vegetables for stew (about 24 ounces), thawed
1 can (8 ounces) sliced water chestnuts, drained
1 jar (4-1/2 ounces) sliced mushrooms, drained
1 tablespoon dried minced onion
2 envelopes brown gravy mix
2 tablespoons onion soup mix
2 teaspoons steak seasoning
1/8 teaspoon ground cinnamon
2 pounds beef stew meat, cut into 1-inch cubes
1 can (14-1/2 ounces) beef broth
1-1/4 cups apple cider or unsweetened apple juice
1 can (8 ounces) tomato sauce
1 bay leaf
3 tablespoons cornstarch
1/3 cup cold water
Directions
Place the vegetables, water chestnuts, mushrooms and onion in a 5-qt. slow cooker. In a large resealable plastic bag, combine the gravy mix, soup mix, steak seasoning and cinnamon; add beef, a few pieces at a time, and shake to coat. Add to slow cooker.
Combine the broth, cider and tomato sauce; pour over beef. Add bay leaf. Cover and cook on low for 6-7 hours or until meat is tender.
Combine cornstarch and water until smooth; stir into stew. Cover and cook on high for 15 minutes or until thickened. Discard bay leaf. Yield: 12 servings.
Nutrition Facts: 1 cup (prepared with lean beef stew meat, reduced-sodium beef broth, unsweetened apple juice and no-salt-added tomato sauce) equals 197 calories, 6 g fat (2 g saturated fat), 48 mg cholesterol, 748 mg sodium, 18 g carbohydrate, 1 g fiber, 17 g protein. Diabetic Exchanges: 2 lean meat, 2 vegetable, 1/2 fruit.
Apple Cider Beef Stew published in Simple & Delicious November/December 2006, p65
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