Crockpot Beef Stew

Ingredients:

• 2 lbs beef stew meat – cut into bite-sized pieces
• 2 celery ribs – sliced
• 2 C baby carrots
• 1 medium onion – finely chopped
• 5 small red potatoes – cut into bite-sized pieces (about 3 C)
• 1 tsp salt
• 1 tsp pepper
• 3 cloves garlic – minced
• 1 Tbsp dried parsley flakes
• 1 tsp dried oregano leaves
• 2 Tbsp worcestershire sauce
• 32 oz beef broth
• 6 oz can tomato paste
• 1/2 C flour
• 1/2 C water
• 2 C (16 oz) frozen corn (*see Notes below)

Directions:

1. Place a slow cooker liner bag in your crockpot (*see Notes below)
2. In a very large bowl, combine beef, celery, carrots, onion, potatoes, salt, pepper, garlic, parsley and oregano – mix well
3. Place into crockpot
4. In the same bowl, now empty, stir together worcestershire sauce, beef broth and tomato paste until tomato paste is mostly dissolved 
5. Pour over meat & veggie mixture in the crockpot and use your hands to mix it up well
6. Cover and cook on high for 6 – 7 hours 
7. After 6 hours, test meat to ensure it is tender – if not, cook for another hour
8. After the meat is tender, mix together the flour and water in a small dish until well combined and pour into the crockpot
9. Stir well  – this will add a nice thickness to the stew
10. Stir in frozen corn
11. Continue cooking on high, covered for additional 1 hour

Notes: