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Cut the beef length wise with a knife, then slice each piece into bite sized pieces with the scissors.
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(I use steak or roast)
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Sprinkle beef with salt, pepper, garlic powder, and flour before browning it in cooking oil in a medium high skillet.
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After browning beef, sprinkle lightly with flour again and continue to stir and brown.
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Add one cup water to browned meat and stir.
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This will make a nice brown gravy base for your stew.
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Chop onion and add to gravy base in skillet.
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Simmer a minute or two.
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No need to fully cook onion at this point.
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Then pour into large crockpot.
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Add the undrained tomatoes and undrained green beans to the crockpot.
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Cut baby carrots lengthwise in half.
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The bigger ones can be quartered lengthwise.
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Slice celery into small bite sized pieces and add to crockpot.
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Choose 3 large potatoes for the stew.
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(Baker Size) Quarter potatoes lengthwise, save two quarters back, and then slice the rest into normal bite sized pieces.
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Add to crockpot.
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Cut saved quarters of potatoes into tiny pieces.
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Add last bit of potatoes to crockpot.
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Then season stew with salt, pepper, garlic powder, and worcestershire sauce and stir well.
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Add 2 Cups of Water to crockpot and stir stew again.
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Let cook on high crockpot setting for 4 1/2 hours to 5 hours.
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Cooking time really depends on how you like your vegetables cooked.
