Beef Marsala Stew

This is an ideal recipe for the slow cooker, where gentle, prolonged cooking turns tough beef into tender bites. Serve the stew over a mound of fluffy mashed potatoes. The stew tastes just as amazing cooked in either vessel, so choose what works best for you. If peas are allowed in your diet, I love to add them in at the end. Frozen is just fine, they thaw within seconds in the warm stew. They give a great pop of freshness.