- Turn slow cooker onto LOW to pre-warm while you prepare the ingredients.
- Cut beef and potatoes into 2 centimetre pieces.
- Put beef, potatoes, onion, olives and garlic into the slow cooker.
- In a jug stir together the canned tomatoes, beef stock and paprika.
- Pour into the slow cooker, stir to mix and cover with the lid.
- Cook on LOW for 6 hours or on HIGH for 3 ½ to 4 hours without lifting the lid.
- Once the cooking time has finished, check the beef for tenderness and cook for longer if required. You can turn the slow cooker on to HIGH to hurry it along.
- Season with a little salt and pepper and sprinkle over chopped parsley.
Leftover stew is delicious eaten on toast.