Cozy Cottage Beef Stew Soup Recipes

Steps:

• In a slow cooker, combine beef, onions, garlic, celery, carrots, green beans, mushrooms, and potatoes. Pour in the tomatoes and tomato sauce. Season with bay leaf, pepper, thyme, and marjoram. Stir together chicken broth and flour. Pour chicken broth mixture and beef consomme into slow cooker, and stir.
• Cover, and cook on Low 6 to 10 hours. Remove bay leaf before serving.

Steps:

• In a slow cooker, combine beef, onions, garlic, celery, carrots, green beans, mushrooms, and potatoes. Pour in tomatoes and tomato sauce. Season with bay leaf, pepper, thyme, and marjoram. Stir together chicken broth and flour. Pour chicken broth mixture and beef consomme into the slow cooker; stir well.
• Cover, and cook on Low for 6 to 10 hours. Remove bay leaf before serving.

Steps:

• ***If possible season the meat with salt, pepper, olive oil, garlic powder, oregano, paprika and cover in the fridge overnight. Otherwise still season the meat to your liking and go ahead.
• Start by heating the pot to medium-high heat.
• Add olive oil and fry onions 3-4 minutes until they start to soften.
• Add the carrots, celery, and peppers and let them cook for at least 8-10 minutes. (The celery should start to get soft but not mushy and the onions will look translucent).
• Add the garlic and chopped herbs (if using fresh thyme and rosemary).
• Cook for another minute or two.
• Add the meat and potatoes and stir until the meat loses the raw look.
• Add the paprika (hold back on adding any salt until after you ad the stock since they can be salty at times).
• Add the beef or chicken stock (you need just enough to cover the meat and vegetables. If more is required you can always mix a stock cube in water and add to pot).
• Add the tomato paste and let it all come to a boil, reducing the heat to allow it to simmer.
• Let it cook for half an hour or until the potatoes become soft and allow for the soup/stew to thicken up.