Slow Cooker "Cowboy Steak and Bean Stew

By AuntieGooper

Ingredients

• 1 - 1 1/2 lbs. beef steak, cubed (I used top round)
• 2 Tbs. oil
• 1/2 lb. dried white beans (navy or great northern)
• 7 cups of water
• 1 1lb. can of crushed or stewed tomatoes, undrained
• 1 cup onion, chopped
• 1 cup celery, sliced
• 1 cup potatoes, diced
• 1 cup turnips, diced (optional, if you don't care for turnips add more potatoes)
• 3 beef bouillon cubes or 1 can beef broth
• 1 tsp. salt
• 1/2 tsp. black pepper
• 1/2 tsp. seasoned salt
• 1 tsp. sugar
• 1 tsp. chili powder
• 2 Tbs. Worcestershire sauce
• dash of Tabasco according to your taste

Preparation

Step 1

Brown the steak in the oil in a skillet. Wash the dried beans. Place the steak, beans, water and all of the other ingredients in the slow cooker and stir together. Cook on low for 7-8 hours. Taste for seasoning, it might need a tad more salt.

If you are going to bake it in the oven, mix it all together in an ovenproof Dutch oven on the stove top and bring to a boil. Cover and place in the oven at 325 degrees for 4 hours.