Crock Pot Beef Vegetable Stew - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 (1 lb) package stew meat
1 cup flour
oil, for browning
1 large potato, peeled and cubed
1 small onion, diced
1/2 small turnip, peeled and cubed
2 cups cubed carrots
1 box frozen peas
3 cups water
1 teaspoon sugar
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon pepper
1 teaspoon liquid gravy browner
1 teaspoon beef bouillon
1 (14 1/2 ounce) can diced tomatoes (optional)

Preparation

Toss stew meat with flour and brown in heated oil in a skillet.
Add the cooked meat and all other ingredients into a 4 Qt crock pot.
Stir well and cook on low 9-10 hours or on high 5-6 hours.
Turn crock pot off and enjoy!
I like my stew thick so after I turn the crock pot off I mix 1/2 cup of water with 2 tbsp of flour and stir into the stew.
I also like to add a small can of diced tomatoes at this time.
YUM!
Hint--one may substitue 1/2 cup of barley in place of the potato.