Classic Beef Stew

Ingredients

• 2 lbs Stew Beef – cut into 1” cubes
  
  
• 2 tsp Olive Oil
  
  
• 2 Cups Water
  
  
• 1 Tbs Worcestershire Sauce
  
  
• 1 tsp garlic powder (or one fresh clove garlic minced)
  
  
• 2 Bay leaves
  
  
• 1 medium onion – chopped
  
  
• 1 tsp salt
  
  
• 1 tsp raw sugar
  
  
• ½ tsp ground black pepper
  
  
• ½ tsp smoked paprika
  
  
• ½ tsp tumeric
  
  
• ½ tsp onion powder
  
  
• ⅛ tsp ground cloves
  
  
• 4 large carrots – quartered and cut into small pie shaped pieces
  
  
• 3 celery stalks – halved and cut into small pieces
  
  
• 2 Tbs corn starch
  
  
• ¼ cup water
  
  
• 1 packet of Hidden Valley Ranch dressing mix
  
  

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Instructions

Brown meat in the olive oil in a skillet on the stove top over medium high heat (2-3 minutes). Place into crock pot

Add the 2 cups of water water and all ingredients to the crock pot. Cook in crock pot on low for 8 hours or on high for 4 hours.

45 minutes before serving, in a small bowl mix ¼ cup of cold water and 2 tbs of corn starch together and mix until corn starch is dissolved. Once dissolved, add to the crock pot. Add the packet of Hidden Valley Ranch dressing mix as well.