1. Add the beer to the crock pot, turn the control to high. 2. Cut the beef into cubes, coat with the flour and brown in half of the butter, you might have to do this in batches. 3. Transfer the browned beef to the crock pot. 4. Using the rest of the butter brown the onions, add garlic, tomato puree and cayenne if using. 5. Add to the crock pot together with the bay leaves and salt and pepper. 6. Now turn the crock pot to low and cook for 6 to 8 hours, until the beef is tender. 7. If you want to thicken the sauce add about 2 tablespoons of flour made into a paste, about 30 minutes before the end of the cooking time, stir that in, you will have to turn the crock pot on high for this. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
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