Spicy and Savory Slow Cooker Beef Ragout

Name: Spicy and Savory Slow Cooker Beef Ragout
Prep time: 7 h 5 min
Cook time: 7 h 5 min
Total time: 7 h 5 min
Yield: 10
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 2 bay leaves; 960 milliliters beef broth; 454 grams cubed lean beef stew meat; 1 Tbsp Cajun seasoning blend (such as Tony Chacheres®); 227 grams tomato sauce; 283 grams diced tomatoes and green chiles (such as RO*TEL® Mild); 63 grams all-purpose flour; 12 grams chopped fresh basil; 12 grams chopped fresh basil; 2 Tbsps garlic, minced; 1 Tbsp herbes de Provence (optional); 454 grams fresh morel mushrooms, sliced; 2 Tbsps olive oil; 10 servings sea salt and ground black pepper to taste; 454 grams package frozen stew vegetables, thawed; 120 milliliters Merlot wine

Spicy and Savory Slow Cooker Beef Ragout takes roughly 7 hours and 5 minutes from beginning to end. This recipe makes 10 servings with 226 calories, 24g of protein, and 8g of fat each. This recipe covers 21% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. This recipe from Allrecipes requires stew vegetables, sea salt and ground pepper, beef stew meat, and tomato sauce. It is a good option if you're following a dairy free diet.

Instructions

Combine flour and Cajun seasoning in a resealable plastic bag.

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Cajun Seasoning

All Purpose Flour

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Ziploc Bags

Pat stew meat pieces dry with paper towels; place meat, a few pieces at a time, into the bag. Seal the bag and shake several times to coat beef with seasoned flour. Set seasoned beef aside; repeat with remaining meat.

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Seasoned Flour

Beef

Shake

Meat

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Paper Towels

Heat olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Cook the meat in batches until browned on all sides, stirring often.

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Olive Oil

Meat

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Frying Pan

Place stew vegetables, beef broth, morel mushrooms, diced tomatoes with green chiles, tomato sauce, basil, garlic, herbe de Provence, and bay leaves in a large slow cooker set on High setting.

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Diced Tomatoes With Green Chilies

Morel Mushrooms

Stew Vegetables

Tomato Sauce

Bay Leaves

Beef Broth

Garlic

Basil

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Slow Cooker

Stir the browned beef into the stew, cover, and cook until beef is tender, about 6 hours.

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Beef

Stew

Reduce slow cooker setting to Low and stir in Merlot wine. Cover cooker and cook until wine is slightly reduced and flavors have blended, about 30 more minutes. Season with sea salt and black pepper.

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Salt And Pepper