Description
Succulent garlic butter beef bites & potatoes create a mouthwatering meal that blends rich flavors with hearty ingredients. Savory beef and golden potatoes combine for a quick, satisfying dinner perfect for busy weeknights you’ll devour with enthusiasm.
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 lbs (907 g) beef stew meat
- 1 lb (454 g) baby yellow potatoes
- 5 tbsps (75 ml) butter, sliced
- 1 tbsp (15 ml) onion powder
- 1 tsp (5 ml) garlic powder
- 1 tbsp (15 ml) chopped garlic
- 2 tsps (10 ml) seasoned salt
Instructions
- Meat Preparation: Lay beef stew meat in an even layer across the slow cooker base, ensuring uniform distribution for consistent cooking.
- Seasoning Fusion: Thoroughly coat meat with onion powder, garlic powder, and seasoned salt, massaging spices deeply into the meat to maximize flavor absorption.
- Potato Placement: Intersperse baby potatoes among the seasoned meat, creating a balanced cooking environment that allows each ingredient to develop its distinct taste profile.
- Butter and Garlic Infusion: Scatter butter pats across the meat and potato surface, then sprinkle finely minced garlic to ensure a rich, aromatic flavor penetration throughout the dish.
- Slow Cooking Process: Cover and cook on low temperature for 6-8 hours, allowing the beef to tenderize completely and potatoes to become irresistibly soft, creating a melt-in-your-mouth texture.
- Final Blend: Gently incorporate the beef and potatoes, ensuring an even distribution of the accumulated juices and seasonings, resulting in a harmonious and deeply flavored final dish.
Notes
- Maximize Meat Tenderness: Choose well-marbled stew meat and thoroughly coat with spices to lock in moisture and enhance flavor depth.
- Strategic Layering Technique: Arrange ingredients evenly to promote consistent cooking and prevent uneven texture or doneness.
- Butter Distribution Matters: Spread butter pats carefully to ensure complete flavor infusion and prevent dry spots during slow cooking.
- Garlic Power Boost: Finely mince fresh garlic for maximum aromatic intensity and deeper taste profile throughout the dish.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 6-8 hours
- Category: Dinner, Appetizer, Snacks
- Method: Slow Cooking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 5
- Calories: 497
- Sugar: 1 g
- Sodium: 490 mg
- Fat: 34 g
- Saturated Fat: 20 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 12 g
- Trans Fat: 1 g
- Carbohydrates: 27 g
- Fiber: 2 g
- Protein: 28 g
- Cholesterol: 107 mg