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Slow Cooker Beef Casserole

A rich, hearty slow cooker beef casserole that’s full of flavour and perfect for cosy evenings. Made with tender stewing beef, vegetables, red wine, and herbs, this is the ultimate comfort food — and the slow cooker does all the hard work for you.
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Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 8 minutes
Servings: 4
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: Comfort Food, Family Dinner, Irish
Ingredients Equipment Method Notes

Ingredients
  

  • 800 g stewing beef or stewing steak cut into chunks
  • 2 tbsp plain flour
  • 2 tbsp tomato purée
  • 2 –3 garlic cloves chopped
  • 2 onions diced
  • 3 –4 carrots chopped
  • 2 sticks celery chopped
  • 250 g mushrooms sliced
  • 500 ml beef stock
  • 150 ml red wine
  • 2 tbsp Worcestershire sauce
  • 2 bay leaves
  • 1 tsp dried thyme or a few sprigs fresh thyme
  • 1 tsp dried rosemary or a sprig of fresh rosemary
  • Salt and black pepper to taste

Equipment

  • Slow Cooker

Method
 

  1. Lightly coat the beef chunks in the flour and season with salt and pepper.
  2. Place the beef, onions, carrots, celery, and mushrooms into the slow cooker.
  3. Stir in the tomato purée, garlic, thyme, rosemary, and bay leaves.
  4. Pour over the beef stock, red wine, and Worcestershire sauce. Mix everything well.
  5. Cover and cook on Low for 7–8 hours (or on High for 4–5 hours) until the beef is tender.
  6. Remove bay leaves before serving.
  7. Serve hot with creamy mashed potatoes, rice, or crusty bread.

Notes

For a thicker sauce, stir in a little cornflour mixed with cold water during the last 30 minutes of cooking.
This dish tastes even better the next day as the flavours deepen.
Freezes well — cool completely, portion, and freeze for up to 3 months.