Crockpot Irish stew combines tender chunks of beef with potatoes and vegetables for a hearty comfort food meal. The post How to Make Irish Stew in Your Slow Cooker appeared first on Taste of Home.

This slow-cooker beef stew recipe certainly satisfies when it's chilly outside. Each spoonful delivers tender bites of beef, creamy potatoes and chunky vegetables in a rich mustard-seasoned broth.

Place the cooked ground beef in the bottom of a slow cooker. Chop potatoes, carrots and onions into chunks that are about an inch big, small enough to fit on a spoon.

Transfer the browned beef to a slow cooker. Add the remaining two teaspoons of oil, onions, and 1/4 teaspoon of salt to the skillet and cook the onions until lightly browned for about 5 minutes.

The beauty of stew is found in the way slow cooking melds all of the different flavors together. The richness of the wine plays off of the earthy notes of rosemary, while the sweetness of the ...

If your stew is becoming too thin and watery, lift the slow cooker's lid to allow some of the evaporated liquid to escape. When moisture escapes, the stew's liquid organically thickens.

In a large bowl, mix together remaining beer, beef broth, garlic powder, onion powder, and paprika. Pour into the slow cooker. Cook on Low for 7 – 8 hours, until potatoes and carrots are soft.