Crock Pot Beef Stew

2.5 lbs cubed stewing beef 
2 large onions, sliced
1 lb baby carrots
5 medium potatoes 
4 celery stalks
4 garlic cloves
1 quart beef stock
8 oz can diced tomato 


2 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
4 tablespoons flour to coat meat
garlic and onion powder
salt and pepper


Mix flour with salt, pepper, garlic and onion powder. Coat beef with flour mixture. Brown coated beef in olive oil in frying pan for a couple minutes. Return beef in the crock pot. Add everything else to crock pot cook on High for 4 hours.