Middle Eastern Beef Stew

Total Time: 4 hrs 10 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 4 hrs

Ingredients

• 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil, divided
• 1 1/2 lbs lean boneless beef chuck roast, cut into 1 inch pieces
• 1 (14 1/2 ounce) can diced tomatoes, with peppers and onions, undrained
• 1 (8 ounce) can green beans or 6 ounces fresh green beans, trimmed and broken into pieces
• 1 cup onion, chopped
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/4 teaspoon ground allspice (or cumin)
• 1 1/2 teaspoons sugar
• 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon black pepper

Recipe

• 1 brown half the beef in 2 teaspoons olive oil, and repeat with remaining beef and more oil.
• 2 throw beef and the remaining ingredients into crock pot on low for 8 hours or high for 4 hours. my sister didn't have allspice when she made it, so she used cumin, which is fab!