You will need :
2.5 Beef Stew Meat
3c Beef Stock Broth
1.5c Cranberry/Grape Juice
Carrots - About 3 medium carrots
Potatoes - About 4 medium
1 Medium to Large onion depending on your families taste
CornStarch
Flour
Brown Gravy Mix
Au Ju Mix
I cut my potatoes and carrots the night before because it was a long process. Dice the potatoes into cubes and cover them completely in water and in an airtight container in the fridge to ensure that they do not turn brown. Do the same with the carrots. (Of course you can do this all morning of as well)
In a separate container add your beef and 1/2c flour, 1tea salt, 1/2tea pepper, 1tea garlic powder and mix until all the beef is completely coated. Dice your onion small and mix into the beef. Then pour in 1/2 of the container of beef stock and mix. Cover and place in refrigerator until the next morning.
Wake up! It's time to start dinner! Beef stew takes 7-10 hours to cook, so get an early start so you'll have the most tender beef you could ask for!
In the crock pot add in your Beef and onion mix, the rest of the beef stock, cranberry juice, carrots, potatoes and the following spices..
1Tb Parsley
1Tb Oregano
1/2Tb Thyme
1/2Tb Salt
1 package of brown gravy mix
1 package of Au Ju mix
And add in enough water to cover the stew just so it is barely covered.
Andddd that's it! For 5-6 hours anyways. Crank that crock up on high and cook all day...
1 hour before dinner time take out 1/2 c of the broth and add in 1.5Tb of Corn Starch, this will thicken the broth into gravy. If in 15 minutes it's not thick enough for your taste add another Tablespoon of corn starch, but chef beware...the sauce WILL thicken as it cools..don't add too much or you'll get a very floury taste to your stew.
Enjoy!!
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