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Slow Cooker Beef and Beer Belgian Stew

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Beef chunks are steeped in Belgian beer in the slow cooker and result in a melt-in-your-mouth delicious stew! This is the best beef stew ever!
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Prep Time 15 minutes
7 hours
Course Dinner, Main Course
Cuisine Belgian, Belgium, European
Servings 6
Calories 132 kcal

Ingredients
 

  • 1 kilo (2.2) lbs Stewing beef like chuck steak or roast, cubed
  • 2 tbsp Butter
  • 2 tbsp Olive Oil
  • 1 large Onion, chopped
  • 4 cloves Garlic, crushed and peeled
  • 12 oz Bottle of dark Belgian Beer (like Chimay)
  • 1 Bouquet Garni, (2 bay leaves, a few thyme sprigs, 1/4 cup unchopped fresh parsley - all tied together or added loosely)
  • 2 tbsp Vinegar, pref. wine vinegar
  • 2 tbsp brown Sugar
  • 1 large Carrot or 2 cups baby Carrots, thinly sliced diagonally (optional)
  • 1/2 piece Green Cabbage, chopped (optional)
  • Salt and Pepper, to taste

Instructions
 

  • Liberally season the beef cubes with salt and pepper. You can also roll it in flour, if you wish. This will help thicken the stew. Heat a deep pan or large skillet. If using the Instant Pot Dutch Oven Slow Cooker, choose the saute function. Melt the butter and oil using medium-high heat. Brown the cubed beef to sear in batches and avoid overcrowding the meat. Place the beef cubes in a large platter as you cook. Searing is worth the work to add more depth of flavor.
  • Quickly, sauté the onions and garlic in the remaining fat in the pan or the Instant Pot Dutch Oven Slow Cooker for a couple of minutes. Scrape all that yummy brown bits in there.
  • Place the sauteed onions and garlic and everything else left on the pan on the slow cooker and add the beef cubes on top. Pour in the beer and vinegar and add the brown sugar. Add the bouquet garni Stir everything. Cover and cook on low for about 6-8 hours. 5 hours on low on the Instant Pot Dutch Oven Slow Cooker was sufficient to make the meat tender.
  • Once the beef is already tender, add the fresh vegetables and herbs, if using. Cook just until the vegetables are tender. Transfer to a serving platter, removing the herbs or the bouquet garni sachet. Enjoy with some fries, noodles or mashed potatoes. In our house we love this with rice!

Notes

TIPS & TRICKS
Sear or brown the beef first because it adds depth of flavor. 
If using dried bouquet garni in a sachet or chunkier carrot slices, you may add them together with the beef and beer in the slow cooker at the beginning. 
 

Nutrition

Calories: 132kcalCarbohydrates: 10gProtein: 1gFat: 9gSaturated Fat: 3gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 4gTrans Fat: 0.2gCholesterol: 10mgSodium: 37mgPotassium: 93mgFiber: 1gSugar: 5gVitamin A: 305IUVitamin C: 3mgCalcium: 61mgIron: 2mg
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