Family Favorite Beef Stew

Total Time: 8 hrs 20 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 8 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 lb stew beef chunk, cut up
• 1/4 cup flour
• 2 tablespoons cooking oil (optional)
• 1 (1 1/4 ounce) package dry onion soup mix
• 3 cups vegetable juice (tomato based)
• 1 teaspoon garlic powder
• 2 tablespoons worcestershire sauce
• 3 medium carrots, cut in thick slices
• 3 medium potatoes, cubed, relatively same size as carrot pieces
• salt and pepper

Recipe

• 1 place vegetables in bottom of crock pot.
• 2 toss beef with flour, shake off excess. sauté beef in hot oil, optional step but recommended.
• 3 place beef on top of vegetables mix juice, onion soup mix, garlic powder and worcestershire sauce; pour on top of mixture.
• 4 cover and cook on high 20-30 minutes.
• 5 (this is a good time to clean up, or get ready for your day).
• 6 finish cooking on low for 8 hours.
• 7 mix in salt and pepper to taste and serve.