This can be cooked on the stove top, but I am a firm believer in utilizing the abilities of my crock pot. That’s exactly how I cook this dish. As soon as it reaches the simmering point, I dump the mixture in my slow cooker. It gets done in the same amount of time, but if I’m not ready to eat right then, I can leave it to simmer as long as I want. Check out what they are saying about this recipe over at The Pioneer Woman:
“There should be a law against posting a recipe like this before we’ve eaten breakfast, because I now want this for breakfast!”
There are no rules stating this has to be for dinner! The leftovers warm up fabulously so you can have it any time of the day!
Ingredients
STEW
3 Tablespoons Olive Oil
1 Tablespoon Land O’ Lakes Butter
2 pounds Beef Stew Meat (chuck Roast Cut Into Chunks)
Salt And Pepper
1 whole Medium Onion, Diced
3 cloves Garlic, Minced
4 ounces, weight Tomato Paste
4 cups Low Sodium Swanson Beef Stock Or Broth, More If Needed For Thinning
Several Dashes Worcestershire
1/2 teaspoon Domino’s Sugar
4 whole Carrots, Peeled And Diced
2 whole Turnips, Peeled And Diced
2 Tablespoons Minced Fresh Parsley
Mashed Potatoes
5 pounds Russet Potatoes, Peeled
1 package (8 Ounce) Cream Cheese, Softened
1 stick Butter, Softened
1/2 cup Dairy Fresh Heavy Cream
1 teaspoon Seasoned Salt
Salt And Pepper, to taste
Instructions
Salt and pepper stew meat. Heat olive oil in a large, heavy pot over medium-high heat.
Add butter, and as soon as it melts, brown half the stew meat until the outside gets nice and brown, about 2 minutes.
(Turn it as it browns.) Remove the meat from the pot with a slotted spoon and put it on a plate. Add the rest of the meat to the pot and brown it, too. Remove it to the same plate. Set the meat aside.
Add the onion and garlic to the pot, stirring it to coat it in all the brown bits in the bottom of the pot. Cook for two minutes, then add the tomato paste to the pot.
Stir it into the onions and let it cook for two more minutes.
Pour in the beef stock, stirring constantly. Add the Worcestershire and sugar. Add the beef back to the pot, cover the pot, and reduce the heat to low. Simmer, covered, for 1 1/2 hours to 2 hours.
After 1 1/2 to 2 hours, add the diced turnips and carrots to the pot. Stir to combine, put the lid back on the pot, and let it simmer for another 30 minutes.
The sauce should be very thick, but if it seems overly so, splash in some beef broth until it thins it up enough. Feel free to add beef broth as needed!
When the carrots and turnips are tender, stir in minced parsley. Taste and add salt and pepper as needed.
Serve piping hot in a bowl with mashed potatoes, letting the juice run all over everything. Sprinkle with extra minced parsley at the end.
MASHED POTATOES
Cut the potatoes into quarters and cover with water in a large pot. Boil until potatoes are fork tender, about 25-30 minutes.
Drain the potatoes, then put them back into the same pot. With the heat on low, mash the potatoes for 2 to 3 minutes to release as much steam as possible.
Turn off heat, then add cream cheese, butter, cream, seasoned salt, salt and pepper. Taste and adjust seasonings as needed.
Serve potatoes immediately or spread them into a buttered baking dish to be reheated later. To reheat, put them in a 375 degree oven, covered in foil, until hot.
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Quick Tip: If you’re using a crock pot, line it for easy clean up.
Thanks again to The Pioneer Woman for this no-fuss recipe.