Slow Cooker Beef Stew with Chorizo

A slow cooker beef stew with chorizo is the perfect recipe for a rich and comforting meal for your family.

In this recipe I’ve used chorizo and smoked paprika to make a warming stew with a delicious smoky flavour. Beef, red onion and red and green peppers are cooked all day to produce a comforting meal for the coldest of days. Those Spanish flavours bring a touch of sunshine to your meal!

Now that autumn is here, more and more of us are no doubt dusting off the slow cookers again and using them to make one-pot meals and casseroles. While I don’t really stop using my slow cookers during the spring and summer, I certainly notice that I use them more when the temperature drops.

For this recipe I used organic ingredients, so this recipe is good to try out for Organic September if you haven’t cooked organic before. But you don’t need to use organic ingredients of course, and it will work just as well with standard ingredients.

Ingredients required

For full quantities see the recipe card at the end of the post.

• diced beef
• passata
• red onions
• red pepper
• green pepper
• garlic
• chorizo
• beef stock cube
• paprika

Step by step instructions

As with most of my recipes, this is a very simple recipe which is excellent if you are short on time.

1. Brown off the diced beef in a hot frying pan (I tend not to use oil) and then the chorizo in the same way.
2. Next, add the browned chunks of beef and chorizo pieces to the rest of the ingredients to the slow cooker and get cooking!
3. Cook on low for 7-8 hours, or if you are short on time, on high for 4-5 hours.

I prefer to brown off the meat as it adds flavour and also seals the meat and gives it a nice texture after cooking.

It even looks delicious before cooking, kids will love this!

More recipes with chorizo

• roasted tomato, red pepper and chorizo soup from Fab Food 4 All
• chorizo and grilled veg pizza from Elizabeth’s Kitchen Diary
• orzo risotto with chorizo from Foodie Quine

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Recipe

Slow Cooker Beef Stew with Chorizo

A rich dish with smoky flavours to warm up the coldest day

4.5 from 4 votes

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Course: Main Course

Cuisine: Slow Cooker

Keyword: beef stew

Prep Time: 10 minutes

Cook Time: 8 hours

Total Time: 8 hours 10 minutes

Servings: 6

Calories: 278kcal

Author: Lucy Allen | BakingQueen74

Ingredients

• 800 g organic diced beef
• 500 g organic passata
• 2 medium red onions sliced
• 1 organic green pepper sliced
• 1 organic red pepper sliced
• 2 cloves organic garlic crushed
• 0.5 ring of smoked chorizo approx. 100 g, sliced
• 100 ml boiling water
• 1 organic beef stock cube
• 2 tsp smoked paprika
• 1 tbsp cornflour for thickening, if needed

UK Measurements - US Measurements

Equipment

large oval slow cooker

Instructions

• Place your sliced red onions in the base of the slow cooker pot.
• Brown the diced beef in a medium hot pan (dry fry, without oil), in two batches. Place it in the slow cooker and add the sliced peppers and crushed garlic.
• Fry the chorizo gently in the same pan you used to brown the beef. No oil is needed as the chorizo will produce some as you cook it.
• Add the chorizo, passata, and stock cube dissolved in the boiling water and smoked paprika to the slow cooker and combine all the ingredients by mixing with a spoon.
  
• Cook on low for 7-8 hours. Serve garnished with chopped parsley or coriander, and serve with rice, mash or pasta and crusty bread.
• Check the stew one hour before the end of cooking, and if the sauce needs thickening, make a paste using a tablespoon of cornflour and a little water, then stir it into the slow cooker pot. Allow it to cook for the remaining time, and it will thicken up.

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