A Great Fall/Winter Dish

Sep, Oct, Nov, and December are by far the best months for me, it may sound crazy, but these months bring in good weather and great comfort food. Its nothing like a nice heart warming dish that you can enjoy with a great book in the nice fall/winter air. I ran across this and decided to add this to my stash of comfort food recipes, I really think some of you will find this dish helpful especially when you have nothing to do on your downtime during the weekends.  I usually pull out my big stew or gumbo pot for dishes like this but a crock pot seemed to work just fine for the small serving. since I've moved away from almost everyone in my inner circle I really don't have to cook so much food, although I did find it hard to cook such a small pot I still enjoyed the down sizing as well. oh and did I mention that there wasn't any left after it was all down. I think that was the best part. well now I'm just rambling so I guess I get to the recipe for you guys just like all others please feel free to leave your comments they are much welcome and once again I hope you guys enjoy.

Beef And Potato Stew

1lb beef chuck cut into cubes
3 onions, thinly sliced
2 tbsp. butter
3 cloves garlic, crushed
salt and pepper (or any type of seasoning that you choose)
3/4 cup chicken stock
1 3/4lbs of potatoes, peeled and cut into 1-inch chunks
3 carrots, peeled and cut into 1-inch chunks
2tbsp. coarsely chopped fresh parsley

Heat a large skillet over medium-high. Pat the beef dry, then cook until browned on all sides, 8 to 10 minutes. Transfer to a slow cooker.
Add the onions to the hot skillet and cook 2 minutes without disturbing. Add the butter and garlic. Season and cook, turning occasionally, until the onions are softened, 10 minutes. Stir in the stock and beer and simmer for 2 minutes; transfer the mixture to the slow cooker along with the potatoes and carrots. Cook on high for 4 hours or on low for 8 hours; season. Sprinkle with parsley before serving.

This is a good dish for those cool fall day/nights, a good dish that you take outside with you and enjoy a good book. Just like all other recipes I post on my blog I really hope you guys enjoy this dish, and please feel free to comment and tell me what you thought about it.