Slow Cooker BBQ Beef Stew

Ingredients:
1kg beef stew meat, cubed (use a cheaper cut such as brisket or chuck)
5ml chilli powder (use paprika if you don't want the heat)
2.5ml garlic powder
1-2ml celery seed
2.5ml salt
2.5ml black pepper
60ml flour
1 clove minced garlic
5ml Worcestershire sauce
1 bay leaf
1 chopped celery stalk
1 chopped onion
4 sliced carrots
4 diced potatoes
250ml (1 cup) beef stock
125ml (1/2 cup) BBQ sauce

Instructions:
Set the crock pot on low. In a bowl, mix together the chilli, garlic powder, celery seed, salt, pepper and flour. Add the cubed beef and coat it in this mixture. Once the beef is entirely covered, empty the entire bowl into the crock pot. Add in the rest of the ingredients, except the potatoes. Cover and cook on either low for 8 hours or high for 6 hours. Two hours before the stew is ready, add the chopped potatoes.

Serve with rice, noodles, or putu (for our American friends, putu is a mealie meal, or corn, dish similar to grits).

Note:

This BBQ beef stew asks for 1/2 cup BBQ sauce. We used Steers, as it's one of the only BBQ sauces available here. You can use one of your choice or make your own. Here's a recipe I saw recently that looks delicious and even uses Liquid Smoke.

Spicy, Smoky BBQ Sauce