How do I thicken up my crock pot beef stew/soup?

I don't cook much so I don't have xanthan or seeds.

This meal was already chopped up meat,already chopped up vegetables, and seasoning thrown in a crock pot. I got fancy and added a can of tomatoes hence the change from stew to soup.

The boy child ate it for breakfast. 

i strain "soupy" stews. And use the extra liquid for later - to make homemade egg drop soup..or use as a base for other "soups",,

I use the McCormick's Brown Gravy to thicken mine up.  It is only 20 cals and 3 carbs, so probably similar to cornstarch, if you have none on hand.  But, it does add that nice flavor to it as well.   I like my stews and soups thicker for some reason.  Thankfully, my boyfriend does too. 

Don't know the carbs in cornstarch but it has less calories than flour because you need less basically... won't thicken though until it comes to a simmer, and will thicken more as it cools a little...

I sometimes take the lid off to let some of the liquid boil off. Not sure if this helps but it may. I use Wondraflour it is very fine flour. Only when I need to thicken something.

I have used cornstarch, or if theres turnip (or potato if you eat them) I drain some liquid and purée it with some turnip and pour it back in and stir.

i do the same for soups instead of adding cream etc.

but if I'm having something soupy, I just eat the liquid first if I want, then the protein.

or just eat the solids as hala said, and I save the juice for another use.

 

If it's only for the rest of the people in my house, I either make a roux or use cornstarch -- 

However, here's what I do if I am eating it:  Take a good portion of the cooked veggies from the crock pot with as little of the liquid as possible. Really - any of the veggies will work -- and if there's some small amounts of meat -- that's ok.  I put it in a tall container and use my immersion blender to puree it.  Then add it back.  You can do this until you have the desired consistency.  You'd be amazed how thick you can get your stew, soup, etc just doing this -- without adding any additional carbs.

 

My solution turned out to be sleep.

When I got back up it had switched to soup. It is hard to distinguish any vegetables except for the carrots.

Tastes great.

To stew not soup. I'm losing the ability to posr from my phone!

Buy an instant pot and then when the thing that would have taken you 6 hours in a crock pot cooks in 30 minutes....all you have to do is remove the lid, and press the sauté button. It reduces the liquid without any additions.

Other than that....I'd go with corn starch or potato flakes.

Scott