Salsa stew
A friend turned me on to this one. It's easy to make and tastes great.
1.5lbs flank or chuck steak
1 large russet potato or a handful of small goldens (maybe 10ish.)
1lb carrots or a bag of baby carrots.
2 small sweet onions, about golf ball size.
1 T black pepper.
1 t garlic salt.
1/4 t table salt.
3 beef bullion cubes.
A dash of raw course sugar.
2 16oz jars mild chunky salsa.
Slice the steak in 1/4" strips and slice again unti they are about 1-2" long.
Cube potato, don't peel.
Peel and slice carrots or just open the bag of baby carrots.
Peel and coursely mince onions. A hand chopper works well here.
Place all above in crock pot - you should be about 4/5th full in a round pot.
Place spices and bullion on top.
Pour salsa over everything.
Stir a few times over the course of cooking.
Cook slow for ~10-12 hours. The salsa spices do tend to heat up some, so it has just a tiny little burn to it..
The meat will fall apart in this, if you want larger chuncks maybe sear the strips a little beforehand or use beef tips, or possibly just toss the steak in whole.