Slow Cooker Beef & Sweet Potato Stew

| 1 1/2 kg beef stew meat ((I use trimmed chuck steak), diced into 1 inch cubes)

all-purpose flour

onion (, chopped)

garlic cloves (, crushed (or 1 tablespoon minced garlic))

large sweet potato (, peeled and diced into 2-inch pieces (roughly 3 cups diced))

| 10 ounces baby potatoes (, halved)

large carrots (, sliced)

red pepper (, deseeded and diced)

beef broth

| 410 grams can diced tomatoes

beef bouillon cube (, crushed)

salt

ground black pepper

mild paprika

bay leaves

fresh chopped parsley (, to serve)