Ingredients:

  Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
--------  ------------  --------------------------------
   2      pounds        blade simmering steak
     1/3  cup           flour
   1      teaspoon      salt
     3/4  teaspoon      pepper
   1      teaspoon      garlic salt
   2      cups          water -- mixed with...
   2      envelopes     oxo
     1/2  teaspoon      worcestershire sauce
   6                    carrots -- peeled, cut in 1"
                        -- pieces
   6                    yukon gold potatoes -- peeled and
                        -- quartered
   1      medium        onion -- chopped
   2      stalks        celery -- cut in 2" pieces
     1/4  cup           water
   6      tablespoons   bisto gravy maker -- or cornstarch

Preparation:

Remove fat from meat and discard. Cut meat away from bone and into 1 1/2 inch pieces. (I freeze the bone to use later for stock.) Place meat chunks in crockpot. Mix flour, salt, pepper and garlic salt together and sprinkle over meat. Stir to coat meat. Add 2 cups of water mixed with OXO, and Worcestershire sauce. Add prepared vegetables. Cover and cook on low for 10 to 12 hours, or on high for 4 to 6 hours. About 1/2 hour before the stew has finished cooking, add the Bisto mixed with the 1/4 cup of water. (This will thicken stew.) Stir stew to mix, and serve. Great with homemade bread. Note: I have a 5.5 quart size crockpot. If you use a smaller one, you might have to scale down the recipe.