finally, after 9 1/2 hours…..my beef stew is ready

 

 

lama kan nak memasaknya!! well, kalau dah namanya masak guna slow cooker memanglah lama nak tunggu air tu mendidih then nak tunggu daging tu empuk pulak.

anyway, lama pun lama lah kan sebab i tak sanggup nak tunggu masak kat atas dapur selama beberapa jam, malas pun ada hikhik. slow cooker ni kan dah berzaman dah tak di gunapakai, i remember last skali guna masa i kejer dulu and masa tu kena masakkan bubur for little hasya. iyalah kan, pepagi nak rushing pi kejer, pastu babay sitter plak tknak buatkan bubur so, i taruk je everything in slow cooker and the next day tu bubur dah siap dah. well, that was 3 yrs ago kot! now slow cooker ni dok diam diam dalam store room until semalam i amik and guna dia balik…ada gak gunanya dia kan!

hokkay, sebenarnya dah lama nak try buat beef stew ni tapi tak terbuat buat jugak. kira hari hari jugaklah i dok tengok kat allrecipe tu segala jenis mak nenek resepi beef stew ni tapi masih tak buat jugak until lah a few days ago nampak kat blog shidah. short cut, i amik je resepi yang shidah dah cuba ni and buat malam tadi..hmmmm memang worth la hidung i dok terbau bau stew for 1/2 a day semalam :D

ini recipenya ye! originate from allrecipe and i copy je from shidah. thanks eh shidah for sharing this. memang sedap, my hb pun kata sedap ;-) buleh buat lagi lah tu kan :D

Ingredients

• 2 pounds cubed beef stew meat 
• 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
• 3 tablespoons margarine  ( i guna butter)
• 1 onion, chopped
• 4 carrots, sliced
• 3 stalks celery, sliced
• 1 clove garlic, minced
• 2 bay leaves
• salt
• 1 teaspoon white sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper
• 1 tsp thick soy sauce
• 1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
• 4 cups water mixed with beef stock (i guna stock  pati daging knorr)

Directions

1. Dredge beef cubes in flour until evenly coated.
2. Melt butter in a skillet, and cook coated beef cubes until evenly browned. Add chopped onion.
3. Once the onion has turned brown, transfer beef to slow cooker and add carrots, celery, garlic, bay leaves, salt, sugar, pepper, thick soy sauce, Worcestershire sauce. Pour in water and stir.
4. Cover and cook on LOW 10 to 12 hours or on HIGH 5 to 6 hours. Serve hot!!(my slow cooker tkde LOW ke HIGH ke, dia kena ON je, so i cooked for 9 1/2 hrs ;-))

Note : if the stew is too thin, melt butter, add few tbsp flour, cook until brown, add 1 cup of water, stir it, then pour it into the stew. If the mixture is lumpy, blend it before pouring into the stew.

 

after 9 1/2 hrs in the slow cooker, meat tu sungguh lah empuknya!