Saucy Slowcooker Steak

Total Time: 4 hrs 30 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 4 hrs

Ingredients

• 1 tablespoon canola oil
• 2 lbs round steaks, cut into cubes
• 2 onions, chopped finely (medium size)
• 1 carrot, thinly sliced
• 1 stalk celery, thinly sliced
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon pepper
• 2 tablespoons flour
• 1 (28 ounce) can plum tomatoes, drained and chopped
• 1/2 cup reserved juice from canned tomato
• 1 tablespoon worcestershire sauce
• 1 bay leaf

Recipe

• 1 in a skillet, heat oil, then brown steak on all sides. transfer to slow cooker.
• 2 reduce heat to med-low, then add onion, carrots, celery, salt and pepper to pan, then cover and cook until veggies are a little softened - about 5 minutes.
• 3 sprinkle flour over the veggies and cook for 1 minute, stirring, then add tomatoes, reserved juice, and worchestershire. bring to a boil, stirring until thickened, then add bay leaf.
• 4 pour tomato mixture over steak into the slow cooker and cook on low 8 - 10 hours or on high 4 - 5 hours, until meat is tender.
• 5 discard bay leaf and serve with crusty bread or buttered noodles.