Reviewed: Nov. 6, 2009

Awesome! I used 1.5 lbs meat and 1 onion. I used 1 can of beef broth instead of water. I used Merlot for the wine. I also used beefy onion soup mix.

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Nikki

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Living In: Des Moines, Iowa, USA

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Reviewed: Nov. 5, 2009

This recipe is incredible! I'm glad I took time to read through the reviews. In the end, I added some extra seasoning in the flour mixture, extra garlic, and beef stock instead of water. The deglazing is really what makes the flavour in this recipe. I cooked it on high for five hours and it was falling apart and so tender. Awesome! I didn't need to thicken the recipe at the end either; it turned out just fine!

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Reviewed: Nov. 1, 2009

Very tastey.

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justchrys

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Home Town: Downey, California, USA

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Reviewed: Nov. 1, 2009

I'm always on the hunt for a good stew. This one far exceeds any other that I have tried. I am officially not looking anymore. There were only 3 of us for this meal so I thought I would freeze and save or take it for lunch. After all, the recipe states that it serves 12. Too bad, there were no leftovers.

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Reviewed: Oct. 25, 2009

Tasty. Made a few changes, as I always do. Use 2 lbs of meat instead of 3, 3/4 cup merlot instead of a 1/4 c), added 1 packet Montreal Steak seasoning some to the the flour and the rest to the stew itself (if you add this.. you can eliminate the pepper). I also added a few shots of worcestershire sauce and 2 bay leaves. Oh, I also only used the powder from the onion soup mix not the dried onions (use the beefy onion soup mix, gives it a little extra beef flavor). Threw it in crock pot for 8 hours, yummy!!! Thanks Rosie!!!

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Reviewed: Oct. 21, 2009

This stew is excellent!! I made very few substitutions (rare for me) - used beef stock instead of water, and added about 1.5 tbsp of Montreal steak seasoning to coating flour (replacing S&P and dried herbs/onion soup mix). Browning the meat made all the difference. I put everything in the pot in late evening, and had an excellent meal by morning. I refrigerated the gravy separately so I could separate the fat. I am making it again this weekend, for company.

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JCL

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Reviewed: Oct. 19, 2009

I have never in my life made beef stew before.. I am just not a big beef fan.. but I decided to give this a whirl to please my boyfriend.. and, I can't lie-- it was YUMMY. We used just super cheap 'Beef Stew' Beef Chunks, and the meat came out *so* tender and delicious. Packed the pot full of veggies as well. Super yummy! My boyfriend enjoyed it even better the next day for lunch! Used white wine instead of red.. because that's all we had around... but it came out fantastically. Adding this to me ever-growing rolodex of awesome CrockPot recipes!

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Reviewed: Oct. 18, 2009

This was great! Just made a few modifications and thought it could use a bit more liquid but I will definitely be using this recipe again!

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Reviewed: Oct. 16, 2009

This was perfect the first time I made it and I didn't change a thing. It's the only beef stew I make now and I've been making it for a couple years now. The only thing I consistently change is adding beef broth instead of water and putting in celery. Thanks so much!!!

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Reviewed: Oct. 15, 2009

My whole family loved this recipe! Even my picky 4 yr old ate most of hers. I changed a few things in this recipe, but not much. I didn't use the cilantro and used beef broth instead of the red wine and water, because I didn't have the wine on hand.

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Reviewed: Oct. 12, 2009

GREAT! DELICIOUS! A huge hit! Followed the recipe exactly except for adding the flour in the end to thicken. It was plenty thick without that.

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mtroutt

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Reviewed: Oct. 11, 2009

I followed this recipe almost to the letter and it was delicious. I threw in some frozen green beans and peas. My only problem is it wasn't enough food to feed my 3 large teenage boys, boyfriend and the unexpected friend that stopped by. So saying it's 12 servings?? Guess it depends on your eaters. Next time I will double it because we would have loved to have had leftovers. Other than that it was very good.

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Reviewed: Oct. 4, 2009

Delicious! I didn't change or tweak a thing in this recipe, and it turned out absolutely perfect. I know this great comfort food recipe will be made for years to come!

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Reviewed: Oct. 3, 2009

smelled amazing, served in warm bread bowls, only change we made was to use less water & more wine, chunks of regular carrots and a little garlic. YUMMY!! whole family loved it

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Reviewed: Sep. 30, 2009

This recipe is great. I don't understand the people who said it was bland. I made it more or less as indicated, and we all loved it. I didn't have any onions, so I left them out. No harm, it was fine. I added more red wine to give it a little deeper flavor. Other than that, only flavoring was salt, pepper and the onion soup mix. Also loved it in the slow cooker. No worries about leaving a pot on the stove all day! Definitely recommend this beef stew recipe.

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Reviewed: Sep. 22, 2009

Great and easy to do.... the whole family loved it. I will make this one again!

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Reviewed: Sep. 3, 2009

I made as directed and it was great, but only after I added a couple of tablespoons of seasoning to it. As prepared, it was quite bland.

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Stephanie

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Home Town: Bathurst, New Brunswick, Canada

Living In: Bracebridge, Ontario, Canada

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Reviewed: Aug. 23, 2009

The addition of red wine to a stew was an interesting contributing flavor; however, I thought the use of a slow cooker was impractical. I would recommend that people just cook this recipe using a covered pot on medium-low heat. This way you're able cook all the previous steps in the same pot and end up with less dishes to clean in the end.

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Reviewed: Aug. 18, 2009

a little bland, but if you know what flavouring you like, just add it. Good base recipe though.

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Reviewed: Aug. 14, 2009

All can say is that THANK YOU SO MUCH for this GREAT recipe WOW!!! I will make it over and over again. The only thing I add it was a little bit of garlic power YUMM!!!

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