Reviewed: Aug. 9, 2008

This stew was so good that my husband has had nothing but for the last four nights! I didn't make it in the crockpot because I had time to let it simmer and sometimes the crockpot makes things taste bland to me. I used a more tender cut of meat (beef sirloin tips) and just let it simmer until the vegetables were done. I didn't use the wine, but used two cans of beef broth. It took less than an hour and a half to make.

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Home Town: Torrance, California, USA

Living In: Fullerton, California, USA

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Reviewed: Jul. 11, 2008

Whew! This was a lot of work for a crockpot meal. I followed recipe to a "T" although I used more flour to dredge and didn't need the cornstarch at the end as there was plenty of gravy. After 1 hour on high and 6 hours on slow meat was still tough so it needs 8 hours. Was good but needed more flavor so had to add spices at the end.

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CHER

Home Town: Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA

Living In: Nashville, Tennessee, USA

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Reviewed: Mar. 6, 2008

AWESOME! This was the best beef stew ever! My husband loved it! I followed the reciped exactly...would not change a thing!

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STEPHIE95

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Home Town: Everett, Massachusetts, USA

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Reviewed: Feb. 9, 2008

This was the most tastiest, thickest beef stew ever!! Used a nice robust red wine. Cooked at 250 all day, the smell was divine... no leftovers.

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Reviewed: Jan. 23, 2008

This was a super easy and super yummy recipe.

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Mandy

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Home Town: Idaho Falls, Idaho, USA

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Reviewed: Jan. 18, 2008

I am the one that is known for making reservations, not dinner itself. A friend turned me onto this site and I look for the 5 star ratings to try something out. When I made this, my husband remarked "What did you do to this?" I didn't know how to respond so I just said nervously asked "Why?" He asked me what I laced it with because he had never tasted Stew so good in his life. He had 5 helpings that night, and took it to work every day that week. He never eats left overs EVER, so the fact he did the entire week was astounding. My husband is a very picky eater, and is afforded the luxury of eating in the finest eateries around town for lunch several times a week so it is HIGHEST praise coming from him. I went back to find the recipe again (stupidly did not save it to my box and erroneously made another recipe. Even tho it was rated 5 stars as well, it was not even close in flavor to this one. Miraculously, I printed out this recipe and just found it again. Whew!! Off to make it again tonight. When browning the beef, don't use a NON stick pan. The crusty stuff on the bottom is SO good and adds a great flavor to the end product.

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Reviewed: Jan. 15, 2008

This stew was excellent! My husband loved it. It was like foreplay - need I say more? I followed the recipe exactly as published. We'll be having this many more times.

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Reviewed: Jan. 10, 2008

My girlfriend is one of the choosiest eaters in terms of quality of ingredients, taste, and health benefits. I made this recipe and she says it's the best beef stew she's had in her life. I'm inclined to agree it was incredible. I followed the 1/2 size recipe fairly closely. Just added some extra garlic salt after a couple hours in the slow cooker.

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Dan

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Reviewed: Dec. 19, 2007

This recipe was good, but will probably not make it again. I could really taste the wine in this dish and my kids didn't like it. I followed the recipe except for the mushrooms which I didn't have and my family doesn't like anyway.

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Home Town: Youngstown, Ohio, USA

Living In: Virginia Beach, Virginia, USA

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Reviewed: Dec. 2, 2007

I really liked the stew. Very hearty! Two points to note: 1. I'd like to try it with more vegetables, like peas, for instance 2. Be sure to take out the onions when you are done cooking, I tried eating them and they didn't taste very good in large chunks like that

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Reviewed: Nov. 28, 2007

My husband absolutely loved this recipe. I left out the mushrooms because I didn't have any. I added the wine to the skillet to pick up drippings then added to the slow cooker. I think I may add more garlic next time; I felt it was missing a little something.

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Cooking Level: Intermediate

Living In: Goldsboro, North Carolina, USA

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Reviewed: Nov. 17, 2007

This is absolutely the best beef stew I have ever had! I only made one alteration, I used a rosemary blend in place of the parsley! I also made it the day before and then reheated. This was a big hit with all my guests. I will definately make this again and again!

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Home Town: Bear River City, Utah, USA

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Reviewed: Nov. 2, 2007

I made a few alterations as we have a small family and I didn't need too much...I halved the recipe. We didn't have mushrooms, so I used Cream of Mushroom soup and used Onion and Mushroom dry soup mix instead of recommended. My kids loved it as did myself and my husband! I will make this again for sure!

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