Ingredients

  • 2 pounds stew beef - cut into 1" cubes
  • 2 teaspoons olive oil
  • 2 cups water
  • 1 tablespoon worcestershire sauce
  • 1 teaspoon garlic powder or one fresh clove garlic minced
  • 2 bay leaves
  • 1 onion medium, - chopped
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon raw sugar
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper
  • 1/2 teaspoon smoked paprika
  • 1/2 teaspoon tumeric
  • 1/2 teaspoon onion powder
  • 1/8 teaspoon ground cloves
  • 4 large carrots - quartered and cut into small pie shaped pieces
  • 3 celery stalks - halved and cut into small pieces
  • 2 tablespoons corn starch
  • 1/4 cup water
  • 1 packet ranch dressing mix Hidden Valley

Method

  • Brown meat in the olive oil in a skillet on the stove top over medium high heat (2-3 minutes). Place into crock pot
  • Add the 2 cups of water water and all ingredients to the crock pot. Cook in crock pot on low for 8 hours or on high for 4 hours.
  • 45 minutes before serving, in a small bowl mix 1/4 cup of cold water and 2 tbs of corn starch together and mix until corn starch is dissolved. Once dissolved, add to the crock pot. Add the packet of Hidden Valley Ranch dressing mix as well.