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Brown Sugar Barbeque Beef Stew

Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 8 hours
Total Time 8 hours 10 minutes
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Servings

Ingredients

  • 2 pounds :beef or bison stew meat cut in 1-inch pieces
  • 2 tablespoons :cooking oil
  • 1 cup thinly sliced onion :separated into rings
  • 1/2 cup :chopped green pepper
  • 1 large clove garlic :minced
  • 1/2 teaspoon:salt
  • 2 cups :beef broth
  • 1 can 8 ounce tomatoes, :cut up
  • 1 cup :sliced mushrooms
  • 1/2 cup :brown sugar
  • 1/3 cup :bottled hickory barbecue sauce
  • 3 tablespoons :cornstarch
  • hot :cooked rice

Instructions

Preparation

  • In a skillet brown meat in hot oil. Drain off fat. Place onion rings, green pepper and garlic in crock pot. Place meat on top of the vegetables; sprinkle with salt and 1/8 teaspoon pepper.
  • Add beef broth, brown sugar, undrained tomatoes, mushrooms and barbecue sauce; stir to mix. Cover; cook on low-heat setting for 8-10 hours.
  • To serve: Turn cooker to high-heat setting. Blend 1/4 cup cold water slowly into cornstarch; stir into stew. Cover and cook till thickened and bubbly, stirring occasionally. Serve over hot rice. This can be made in the oven.