1 use a oven bag liner in your pot. spray liner and inside of pot with pam before inserting liner2 add onion, olive oil and paprika in a bowl and microwave on high for 2.5 minutes with paper towel on top3 put onion mixture in the crock pot. 4 add ingredients in this order: potatoes, beans, barley beef5 then add salt, sugar, marinara sauce, bbq sauce, beer, hot sauce, garlic powder and Worcestershire6 mix everything up7 add water so that all ingredients are covered, then add an additional half cup of water. DO NOT add water to the top of the pot. 8 put top on pot and put on low