Oh yes—Slow Cooker Garlic Butter Beef Bites & Potatoes is a cozy, hands-off, melt-in-your-mouth meal. 🥩🥔 Here’s a perfect recipe:
Ingredients (serves 4)
For the beef & potatoes:
- 1.5 lbs (700g) beef stew meat, cut into bite-sized cubes
- 1 lb (450g) baby potatoes, halved (or quartered if large)
- 3–4 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 medium onion, sliced
- 2 tbsp olive oil or melted butter
- ½ tsp salt (adjust to taste)
- ¼ tsp black pepper
- ½ tsp paprika
- ½ tsp dried thyme (or rosemary)
Garlic butter sauce:
- 4 tbsp unsalted butter, melted
- 3 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 tsp Worcestershire sauce
- 1 tsp soy sauce (optional for umami)
- 1 tbsp fresh parsley, chopped (for garnish)
Instructions
1. Prep the slow cooker
- Place beef cubes, halved potatoes, and sliced onion into the slow cooker.
- Drizzle with olive oil, sprinkle with salt, pepper, paprika, and thyme. Toss to coat.
2. Make the garlic butter sauce
- In a small bowl, combine melted butter, minced garlic, Worcestershire sauce, and soy sauce.
- Pour over the beef and potatoes in the slow cooker. Toss gently to coat everything.
3. Cook
- Cover and cook on low for 6–7 hours or high for 3–4 hours, until beef is tender and potatoes are fork-tender.
- Optional: for a richer flavor, you can sear the beef in a skillet for 2–3 minutes per side before adding to the slow cooker.
4. Finish and serve
- Taste and adjust seasoning with extra salt or pepper.
- Garnish with chopped fresh parsley.
- Serve hot, with crusty bread or a side salad.
💡 Tips for perfection:
- Baby potatoes work best; they cook evenly and absorb the garlic butter.
- Don’t skip the garlic butter sauce—it keeps everything moist and flavorful.
- For a thicker sauce, remove the lid for the last 30 minutes of cooking.
If you want, I can give you a version with crispy edges—where the beef and potatoes finish under the broiler for that golden, slightly caramelized finish.
Do you want me to do that?
