Herbed Beef and Tomatoes

This is one of our favourite crock-pot (slow cooker) recipes, provided to us by our good friend Little Chris. It can also be done on the stove. We usually serve this with rice or mashed potatoes for a hearty fall or winter meal.

Ingredients:
1 medium onion thinly sliced
2 lb stewing beef
2 tbsp oil
1 cup beef broth
1 clove minced garlic
1 tsp Worcestershire sauce
1/2 tsp rosemary
1/2 tsp salt
1/8 tsp paprika
1/8 tsp pepper
2 tsp cold water
2 tsp soya sauce
3 tsp cornstarch
1 can plum tomatoes

Directions:
- separate onions into rings and place in an even layer on the bottom of the slow cooker.
- Trim fat from meat
- Brown meat in a skillet with hot oil
- Stir into slow cooker: broth, garlic, Worcestershire sauce, rosemary, salt, paprika, and pepper
- Cover and cook on low for 8 to 10 hours
- After 8-10 hours turn cooker to high setting
- Skim off fat
- Blend water and soya sauce into cornstarch, stir into slow cooker.
- Add tomatoes to the the slow cooker
- Cover and cook until bubbly (about 20 minutes)
- Enjoy with some rice or potatoes and a nice glass of red wine.