Step 1

Add beef to a small bowl and add 1 tablespoon oil and mix with beef.

Step 2

Add flour and salt and pepper and toss to coat beef.

Step 3

Heat remainder of olive oil in a large skillet. Add garlic and onion (this step is left out of the photos as we did not use onions) and cook 2 minutes or until garlic is fragrant.

Step 4

Add beef and brown for an additional 2 minutes, but do not cook all the way through.

Step 5

Steps 8-16: Add above ingredients to your slow cooker.

Step 6

Add beef broth, soy and Worcestershire sauces, Kitchen Bouquet, onion powder, tomatoes, carrots, and parsnips.

Step 7

Mix well.

Step 8

Turn slow cooker to high for 4.5 hours. When timer goes off, check to make sure beef is tender. Add frozen vegetables and cook for another 30 minutes on high.