Crockpot Beef and Sweet Potato Stew
Serves 4
This is a nice and hearty beef stew that will cook for about 8
hours in your crock pot, leaving a wonderful
scent in the kitchen.
INGREDIENTS
• 1 lb beef chuck or
other stewing cut, cut
into 1-inch cubes;
• 3 cups sweet
potatoes, peeled and cut
into 1-inch cubes;
• 2 garlic cloves,
minced;
• A pinch of
allspice;
• 1 bay leaf;
• 1 cinnamon stick;
• 1 large onion, cut
into chunks;
• 1 can (28 oz)
tomatoes;
• 8 dried apricots,
cut in half (optional);
• Chopped parsley
for garnishing;
• Cooking fat;
• Sea salt and
freshly ground black pepper
to taste;
PREPARATION
1 Heat a skillet over a medium heat, season the
beef cubes to taste with salt and pepper and
brown them on all sides with some cooking fat
in the hot skillet.
2 Place the browned beef, sweet potatoes, garlic,
cinnamon stick, onion, tomatoes, garlic and allspice
in a crock pot and cook on low for 8 hours,
until the beef is fork tender.
3 Add the dried apricots, if using, and cook, covered,
for another 20 minutes, until the apricots
are soft.
4 Remove the bay leave and the cinnamon stick
and serve, sprinkled with chopped parsley.
