Easy Slow Cooker Beef Stew

Directions

1. 1
   To make this Easy Slow Cooker Beef Stew recipe, start by adding vegetable oil to a large skillet and heat over medium high heat while adding flour and dredge seasonings to a medium sized bowl.  
2. 2
   Toss your stew meat chunks in the flour and then move to the heated skillet and cook your meat for 4-5 minutes, stirring frequently. until browned on all sides. You want to cook your meat in a single layer in the skillet so you may need to split the stew meat into to cooking batches. 
3. 3
   Once cooked, move the stew meat to your slow cooker along with your onion, garlic, potatoes, carrots, tomato paste, soy sauce, beef broth, worcestershire and spices. Cover and cook on Low for 7 - 8 hours or on High for 4 hours. 
4. 4
   Scoop out 3/4 cup of the broth and whisk in the cornstarch.
5. 5
   Pour back into the slow cooker and stir to combine. Cook for another 20 - 30 minutes on High to thicken the sauce and then garnish with fresh parsley and serve up with good, crusty bread.