Irish Beef Stew Slow Cooker

This Irish beef stew slow cooker recipe is a delicious and traditional dish to serve year-round. We like to serve this during the week of St. Patrick’s Day!

So, learn how to make Irish Beef Stew in the slow cooker with this easy recipe.

In fact, toss everything in the pot before heading off to work and when you get home, you’ll have a delicious traditional meal ready when you get home!

This crock pot Irish beef stew consists of meat and vegetables. Traditionally the meat will be beef chuck roast. And vegetables will consist of carrots, potato, onion, celery, bell pepper, and mushrooms.

With this in mind, learning how to make traditional beef stew from Ireland is quite easy, especially when you make it in a slow cooker. 

How To Make Irish Beef Stew in a Slow Cooker

When making Irish beef stew in a slow cooker, you’re basically going to gather your ingredients. Then, chop them up and place them in the slow cooker or crockpot to cook. 

Although you can cook it on high for 4 to 6 hours, use the low setting for the best results. On the low setting, cook all the ingredients for 8 to 10 hours or until the beef is nice and tender.

There’s nothing like putting all the ingredients into the slow cooker and having it ready and waiting for you at the end of the day, right!

Because coming home to a warm meal on a cold March day is everyone’s dream. Plus, your home will smell fantastic, too!

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To cook Irish beef stew in a slow cooker, you’ll want to cut the beef into pieces. In addition to cutting the beef, you’ll also cut the vegetables down into bite-size pieces.

What Kind Of Beef for This Crock Pot Irish Beef Stew?

Chuck roast is the best kind of beef for this meal. When cooked slowly, it will become very tender and work excellently in your stew. 

However, it’s essential not to leave the chuck roast whole, it won’t cook evenly if you do.

Vegetables

The vegetables in this dish are simple and easy to find at your grocer. In this case, we’re using carrots, potatoes, onion, celery, bell peppers and mushrooms. In fact, these are traditional ingredients and add the flavors and textures you’re looking for.

Beef Broth

When using beef broth in this recipe, you can opt for the low-sodium type. This is great if you’re looking to reduce salt in your diet. The sodium in beef broth does bring the flavors up a notch.

However, if you do use a lower sodium broth, you won’t be missing out on much. All of the other flavors in this recipe will surely give you a delicious meal!

See the recipe below for measurements of all the ingredients you’ll need for this easy recipe.