Beef Stew - Cooking like a Boss

True zero-pre-cooking slow cooker beef stew. Really tasty and very easy. Serve with mash.

700ml 0.7l 46 ²⁄₃tbsp 140tsp 2.96cup 1.23pint boiling water			mix up in slow cooker and cook for 8-10 hours on low
1 ¹⁄₆ beef stock cube	crumble
2 ¹⁄₃ tbsp 0.035 l 35 ml 7 tsp 0.148 cup 0.062 pint tomato purée
1 ¹⁄₆ tbsp 0.018 l 17 ¹⁄₂ ml 3 ¹⁄₂ tsp 0.074 cup 0.031 pint Marmite
1050g 1.05kg 2.31lb 37oz braising steak	cut into 3cm chunks
116 ²⁄₃g 0.117kg 0.257lb 4.12oz smoked bacon lardons
2 ¹⁄₃ onions	thinly slice
4 ²⁄₃ carrots	peel	cut into 3cm chunks
4 ²⁄₃ celery sticks	cut into 3cm lengths
3 ¹⁄₂ tbsp 0.052 l 52 ¹⁄₂ ml 10 ¹⁄₂ tsp 0.222 cup 0.092 pint plain flour
1 ¹⁄₆ tsp 0.006 l 5 ⁵⁄₆ ml 0.389 tbsp 0.025 cup 0.01 pint salt
1 ¹⁄₆ tsp 0.006 l 5 ⁵⁄₆ ml 0.389 tbsp 0.025 cup 0.01 pint dried mixed herbs
1 ¹⁄₆ bay leaf
ground black pepper