Marinade stew beef meat for 20 minutes or overnight

Heat 1 tbsp oil in pan and brown beef stew meat

Place meat at the bottom of the pot of slow cooker; add chopped onion, garlic, bay leaves, carrots, celery and a portion of stock and cook for approximately 10 to 15 minutes in a normal pot/slow cooker on max

Halfway through, add remainder of stock or water and flavor accordingly with salt, sugar, soy sauce, Worcestershire sauce, BBQ sauce, oyster sauce

20 minutes before serving, add in slurry, turn up heat until the stew has thickened

Serve with rice or pasta