Campfire Hunter's Beef Stew: Slow Cooked Wild Game

Ingredients

• •2 lbs. red potatoes
• •1 yellow onion
• •3 carrots
• •4 ribs celery
• •4 cloves garlic
• •1.5 lbs. beef stew meat
• •2 Tbsp all-purpose flour
• •¼ tsp salt
• •¼ tsp black pepper
• •2 Tbsp cooking oil
• •2 cups beef broth
• •2 Tbsp Dijon mustard
• •1 Tbsp Worcestershire sauce
• •1 Tbsp soy sauce
• •1.5 tsp brown sugar
• •1.5 tsp dried rosemary
• •1.5 tsp dried thyme

Equipment

• • Slow cooker
• • Skillet
• • Cutting board
• • Knife

Instructions

1. 1Dice the onion and red potatoes. Slice the carrots and celery. Mince the garlic. Place the prepared vegetables in a four or five quart slow cooker.
2. 2Place the stew meat in a bowl and sprinkle the flour, salt, and pepper over top. Toss the meat until it's evenly coated in flour.
3. 3Heat a large skillet over medium-high. Once very hot, add the cooking oil and swirl to coat the surface of the skillet. Add the stew meat and cook, without stirring, until browned on the bottom. Stir and then allow the beef to brown on a second side. Transfer the meat to the slow cooker.
4. 4Turn the heat under the skillet down to medium-low. Add the broth, Dijon, Worcestershire sauce, soy sauce, brown sugar, rosemary, and thyme to the skillet. Stir and cook over medium-low until all the browned bits have dissolved off the bottom of the skillet.
5. 5Pour the broth over the ingredients in the slow cooker and everything a good stir.
6. 6Place the lid on the slow cooker and cook on high for four hours or low for eight hours.
7. 7After cooking, stir the stew well to allow the potatoes to slightly break down and thicken the gravy. Taste the stew and adjust seasonings if necessary. Serve hot.