Tests and Stew

So the reason that I am late this week in my update is because I have had 3 tests and I am incredibly lazy.  Any who, heres the skinny: I had three tests, Data Structures, Abnormal Psychology and Statistics.  I am fairly certain that I passed my Data Structures test, I got an 82% on my Psych class and I know that my score was higher than some psych majors and I have no idea how well I have done on my stats test. fingers crossed.

Since I was spending all of my time studying last week, I wanted to make a dish that would be simple yet delicious and one that would not require globs of my time.  I pondered profusely until I came up with the idea to make a stew! Beef stew to be precise. I whipped out my handy dandy crock-pot and went to work

Beef Stew (serves 8-12):

20 small New Potatoes
24 small Whole White Onions, peeled, fresh or frozen and thawed
16 oz or 60 Baby Carrots
1 sliced Bell Pepper, any color
3 lbs Beef Stew Meat
4 cups Beef Broth
1 tsp dried leaf Oregano
1/2 tsp paprika
1 tsp dried parsley flakes
2 Tbsp Worcestershire sauce
1 tsp Salt
1/4 tsp Pepper
6 Tbsp Cornstarch
6Tbsp cold Water

1. Place potatoes, sliced in half, into the crock pot followed by the meat and finally the onions, carrots and bell pepper.
2. In a bowl, mix together all the other ingredients EXCEPT for the cornstarch and water and pour over the meat and veggies
3. Cover and set on LOW for 9-10 hours.
4. Turn your pot on HIGH and mix together the cornstarch and water in a separate bowl before mixing into the stew.
5. Cook on HIGH for 15-20 minutes stirring occasionally.


I served this over rice cooked in beef stock and I must say, it turned out great! I will definitely be making this another time.