Chili Colorado recipe for crock pot

This is so delicious and very simple to make, that I just have to share it! The original recipe can be found in "Not Your Mother's Slow Cooker Recipes for Entertaining" which was a free Kindle download!
I've tweaked it slightly to accomodate my hubby's love of cumin, but that is the only diversion.
The ingredients:

• 1 lb beef sirloin or stew meat of choice
• 2 tbsps oil
• 1/4 cup peanut oil
• 2 oz all purpose flour
• 2 oz chili powder
• 2 garlic cloves or to taste
• 2 cups water
• 1 tsp cumin
• The directions:
• 2 tbls oil into skillet and brown your meat chunks until carmelized and crispy browned. This will really add flavor to your finished product.  Remove meat and place in crock pot.
• In a pot, add remaining oil and garlic which has be chopped or minced. Allow the garlic to soften and release it's wonderful fragrance! Then add in the flour and stir to combine. You want the flour throughly mixed into the oil so you will have a wonderful velvety sauce. Stir in the chili powder then slowly stir in the water, constantly stirring so you don't have flour lumps. Add cumin and salt to taste. Pour your red sauce into your crock pot, stir all together, replace the lid and walk away! When the meat is tender to your liking, it's done. For me it was about two hours, or if cooked on low setting, could let it cook all day. 
• The numbers:
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  Nutrition Facts
  Serving Size 1 serving
  Amount Per Serving
  Calories from Fat 293 Calories 464
  % Daily Values*
  Total Fat 32.58g		50%
  	Saturated Fat 7.432g	37%
  	Polyunsaturated Fat 8.06g
  	Monounsaturated Fat 14.763g
  Cholesterol 74mg		25%
  Sodium 206mg		9%
  Potassium 656mg
  Total Carbohydrate 19.05g		6%
  	Dietary Fiber 5.3g	21%
  	Sugars 1.07g
  Protein 26.7g

  For low carb eating, net carbs is 14! Nice
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
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