Carna Guisada in the Crock-pot

Purchased from the Colvin Estate in Little Rock, Arkansas in 1989. Notation on card indicates this is a weekly meal in the Colvin House. Dated 1964.
 * Contributed by Cat's Recipes Y-Group

Ingredients

 * 3 pounds beef stew meat
 * ¼ cup water
 * 1 teaspoon salt
 * 1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
 * 2 cans diced tomatoes with green chilies
 * 3 cloves minced garlic
 * 1 cup chopped white onion
 * 3 tablespoons flour
 * ½ teaspoon cumin
 * ½ teaspoon oregano
 * 1 teaspoon chili powder
 * 1 diced bell pepper

Directions

 * 1) Place stew meat, water, salt and pepper in crackpot.
 * 2) Turn heat to high and let simmer for 1½ hours.
 * 3) Drain juice from tomatoes into measuring cup.
 * 4) Add tomatoes, garlic and onions to crackpot.
 * 5) Stir and let simmer on high for 30 minutes.
 * 6) Add cumin, oregano, and chili powder.
 * 7) To crock-pot and stir.
 * 8) Blend juice and enough water to equal 1½ cups liquid and flour stir into meat and veggie mixture.
 * 9) Let cook on low for 3-4 hours until sauce is nice and thick (if you like runnier gravy three hours is good).