Multi-Use Slow Cooker Beef

Ingredients
4lbs of cubed stewing beef (cheap meat is awesome!)
2 tablespoons olive oil
1 cup of juice from a can of tomatoes (You can also just puree the tomatoes if you need more liquid)
1 teaspoon chili powder
1 teaspoon ground cayenne pepper
a few dashes of Franks Red Hot sauce
1 teaspoon garlic powder
a few drops of liquid smoke
2 tbls Red wine vinegar
a dash of Worcestershire
Salt and pepper to taste if required (It likely won't be)


Directions
Coat the cubed meat in the olive oil. Put the meat in a hot pan and then sprinkle with the steak spice. Brown the meat quickly on all sides.

Take the meat out of the pot and put it in the slow cooker add all other ingredients to slow cooker and stir.

Put approx 1 cup of water in the pot that you browned the meat in and stir it around until all the goo on the pan has melted into the water. Pour this mixture into the slow cooker. Add additional water until the meat is about 1/3 covered.

Cook on high for 1 hour. Turn to medium-low for 8-10 hours. Don't let your meat dry out ensure there is always water in the bottom of the slow cooker. When it is all cooked up I will often drain of the juices and use it as a soup base later and then put the meat in my latest creation. The meat is so tender that I sometimes just warm it up and eat it as a snack. 1-2 tbls montreal steak spice