Crockpot meals rule.  Also, meals I can assemble with stuff we already have rule. This is a very flexible recipe, obviously.  I like to put potatoes in it, but we didn’t have any potatoes, so there you go.

Ingredients:

• Beef.  You know, a pound or so.  Something with some marbling.  I used some “Papa Meat” we had in the freezer, which is not as illegal as it sounds.
• Onions.  I used two today, chopped up.
• Garlic.  I think I used two big cloves.
• Tomatoes.  Use canned if you don’t have easy access to fresh.  I chopped up a few medium ones.
• Bay leaves.
• Other veggies.  I used half a bag of mixed frozen vegetables.
• Red wine.  I still have most of a box from that weird sangría I made last week or whenever that was.
• A handful of fresh herbs, minced.  Today I used sage, basil, and rosemary.
• S&P and hot sauce.

If anything is frozen, thaw it (in microwave is fine).  Put the beef, onions, garlic, tomatoes, and bay leaves into the crock pot.  Cover with water.  Put it on low and let it sit for half a day.

After half a day is over, remove the beef and trim any fat you can.  Return to pot and let it sit another approximately half day.  About an hour before serving, add thawed frozen vegetables, herbs, and S&P and hot sauce to taste.  Remove bay leaves before serving.

Also, exciting news:  I was cleaning out my pantry today and I found my big bag of bay leaves that I thought was gone forever.  I also found a bunch of spices in the bathtub the other day.