Servings: 4 / Ready in: 8 hr 20 mins

Hearty slow cooker beef stew

Ingredients

  • 3 Beef shanks with bone
  • 1 lb Beef stew meat
  • 8 cups Water
  • 1 tbsp Salt
  • 1 spring Epazote or cilantro
  • 2 Garlic cloves, peeled
  • 8 tbsp Mölli Oaxaca Marinade
  • 3 Tomatoes
  • 1 tbsp Oil
  • 1 Chayote squash, peeled and cut in 6 pieces
  • 2 ears Corn, each cut in 3
  • 2 Zucchinis, cut into chunks
  • 4 oz Green beans
  • 8 Corn tortillas
  • ¼ Onion, finely chopped
  • 2 Limes, quartered

Directions

  1. Puree tomatoes with the Oaxaca marinade in a blender. Heat oil in a saucepan over high heat and add the tomato puree. Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, for 5 minutes. Place beef in the slow cooker and cover with water. Add salt, epazote, garlic cloves and tomato puree. Cover and cook over low for 8 hours.
  2. Add chayote, cover and cook for 10 minutes, then add corn, zucchinis and green beans and cook, covered, for 10 minutes. Season with salt to taste.
  3. Serve in bowls and garnish with onion and add a few drops of lime juice to taste. Eat with corn tortillas on the side. Provecho!