Apple Cider Beef Stew

🧂 Ingredients

• 2 pounds stewing beef

  cut into 1-inch cubes
• 3 tablespoons organic gluten free cornstarch
• 2 teaspoons coarse sea salt
• ¼ teaspoon ground black pepper
• ¼ teaspoon dried thyme

  crushed
• 3 tablespoons avocado oil
• 2 cups apple cider or juice
• 2 tablespoons apple cider vinegar
• ½ cup water
• 3 potatoes

  peeled and quartered
• 2 large carrots

  thickly sliced
• 2 onions

  coarsely chopped
• 1 stalk celery

  sliced
• 1 apple

  chopped

Instructions

• 1 In a large bowl, whisk together cornstarch, salt, pepper, and thyme.
• 2 Stir in beef cubes to coat.
• 3 Heat oil in a 4 ½-quart Dutch oven over medium-high heat. Brown meat in four
  batches and set aside.
• 4 When finished, return all meat to Dutch oven and add apple cider, vinegar, and
  water. Cook, stirring to scrape bits off the bottom, until it comes to a boil.
• 5 Place chopped vegetables and apple in the bottom of slow cooker.
• 6 Pour meat mixture over top. Turn to low setting and cook for 6 to 8 hours or 3
  hours on high.

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