Slow Cooker Swiss Steak

¼ cup all purpose flour
1 teaspoon salt
½ teaspoon black pepper
2 teaspoons dry basil leaves
2 pounds round steak
3 tablespoons vegetable oil
3 stalks celery chopped
chopped onion 1/2 cup
3 carrots chopped (I omitted)
(2) cans diced tomatoes
1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
2 tablespoons brown sugar
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Cut the meat into serving size pieces and coat it with the flour . Brown the meat in the vegetable oil then put it into the crockpot. In the same pan, saute the onion, celery until tender. Stir in the diced tomatoes, salt & pepper, basil, Worcestershire, brown sugar and the rest of the flour. Mix well and pour over the meat in the crockpot. Cover and cook on low for 8 hours or until the meat is very tender. the sauce/gravy thickens as it cooks.
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