{"id":1234,"date":"2013-01-23T14:00:11","date_gmt":"2013-01-23T22:00:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.everywomanover29.com\/blog\/?p=1234"},"modified":"2016-05-31T13:14:16","modified_gmt":"2016-05-31T20:14:16","slug":"vitaclay-slow-cooker-beef-stew-recipe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.everywomanover29.com\/blog\/vitaclay-slow-cooker-beef-stew-recipe\/","title":{"rendered":"Vitaclay slow cooker beef stew recipe and why I love this slow cooker"},"content":{"rendered":"

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I\u2019ve been searching for a good slow cooker for some time. As well as convenience and of course taste, quality and safe materials are always a big factor when it comes to cooking materials. So when I came across the Vitaclay crockpot<\/a>\u00a0at the recent Weston A Price<\/a>\u00a0conference I was excited! And the more I read about this crockpot the more excited I got. Let me first share a yummy recipe and then I\u2019ll share why I love this crock!<\/p>\n

Vitaclay crockpot beef stew<\/b><\/p>\n

Place 2 lbs (1 kg) of uncooked beef cubes into the bottom of the crock
Place 2 chopped onions and 4 cloves chopped garlic on top of this
Place 1 lb (1\/2 kg) of chopped carrots and 4-6 chopped celery sticks on top of the onions\/garlic
Don\u2018t stir but rather leave the veggies on top so they kind of steam and don\u2019t get too mushy.<\/p>\n

Mix the following and pour over everything: 4 cups water or beef stock, plus 2 T olive oil, 1T sea salt and 2 T paprika.<\/p>\n

Place the lid on the crock, close the cover and hit SLOW COOKING. The default is STEW \/2 hours. The clock will begin the countdown from 2 hours to 0. It will beep when the 2 hours is up and will switch to warming mode.<\/p>\n

Cook for 2 hours – the meat will be super-tender and the veggies will be nicely cooked. You\u2019ll start to smell the wonderful aroma of home-cooked stew after about an hour of cooking.<\/p>\n

Why I love my Vitaclay slow cooker:<\/b><\/p>\n