Crock Pot Beef In Sauce

Total Time: 4 hrs 10 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 4 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1/2 kg lean beef, cut in 3 cm cubes
• 3 medium yellow onions, in thick slices
• 250 g fresh button mushrooms (halved or quartered)
• 2 garlic cloves, crushed
• 1 cup red wine
• 1 beef bouillon cube, dissolved in
• 1 cup water
• 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
• 2 teaspoons thyme
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon black pepper, freshly ground
• 2 bay leaves
• 2 tablespoons vegetable oil

Recipe

• 1 heat oil in pot.
• 2 add garlic and fry for about 5 minutes.
• 3 remove garlic and discard.
• 4 add sliced onions and stir-fry until pink.
• 5 add mushrooms and fry for about 20 minutes.
• 6 separate onions and mushrooms out.
• 7 add beef into pot and saute until brown on all sides.
• 8 mix flour, thyme, salt and pepper.
• 9 add flour mixture to pot and stir until all beef pieces are covered with flour mixture.
• 10 add wine and water.
• 11 stirring constantly, bring to a rapid boil.
• 12 reduce heat until mixture just bubbles.
• 13 simmer for 3 hours.
• 14 if required, thin out sauce adding some hot water.
• 15 add bay leaves.
• 16 add onions and mushrooms and simmer for another 30 minutes.