Middle Eastern Beef Stew

I got this recipe from a crock pot cookbook, and it is fabulous! PILCookbooks.com published it. great with rice or couscous!

• Ready In: 4 hrs 10 mins
• Serves: 4
• Yields: 1 stew

Ingredients

• 2  tablespoons extra virgin olive oil, divided
• 1 1⁄2 lbs  lean boneless beef chuck roast, cut into 1 inch pieces
• 1 (14 1/2ounce) 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

Directions

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!