Slow Cooked Barbecue Beef

[tephra]

Yeah, more recipes. I'm sick and generally miserable but I'm cooking... I don't get it either.

This one is basically my semi-sweet barbecue sauce (half batch with alterations) mixed in a crock pot with stew beef.

1 cup fine diced onion
2 tablespoons oil
1 tablespoon minced garlic
1/2 cup water
1 6oz can tomato paste
1/2 cup dark brown sugar
1/4 cup apple cider vinegar
3 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
2 tablespoons prepared mustard (we only had spicy brown on hand today, I usually use plain yellow though)
2 teaspoons salt
1/4 teaspoon pepper
1-2 pounds stew beef (I had a 1.75 pound package, that worked out pretty well)

Saute onions in oil until browned and beginning to caramelize, add garlic and saute a bit more being careful not to let the garlic burn (because nothing can save a dish that has had garlic burned in it.)

Deglaze the pan with the water making sure to dissolve all the nice caramel-y onion flavor. Pour the onion mixture into your crock pot and add everything else except the beef, mix well.

Stir in beef and cook on high for 4-6 hours.

I'm currently trying to decide if I want potatoes or rice with my beef. :)