Ingredients for - Grandma Maul's Italian Beef

1. Boneless beef chuck roast 1 (4 pound)
2. All-purpose flour ½ cup
3. Salt and ground black pepper to taste ½ cup
4. Olive oil 2 tablespoons
5. Garlic, minced 2 cloves
6. Water 1 cup
7. Anise seed 1 tablespoon
8. Sesame seed 1 tablespoon
9. Green bell pepper, julienned 1 large

How to cook deliciously - Grandma Maul's Italian Beef

1 . Stage

Rinse and pat dry the roast. Coat the roast evenly with the flour; season with salt and pepper.

2 . Stage

Heat the olive oil in a skillet over medium-high heat. Add the garlic to the hot oil; sear the beef in the oil until all sides are slightly browned. Transfer the roast to a slow cooker. Pour the water over the roast.

3 . Stage

Cook on Low for 5 hours. Add the anise seed and sesame seed to the slow cooker and cook another 4 hours. Add the green bell pepper and continue cooking until the meat is tender and easily pulled apart, about 1 hour more.