Beef stew with olives - Vita cu masline

How to make : 500 gr slices of beef meat,100 gr olives,1 chopped onion,1 chopped pepper,salt,pepper,thyme,1 garlic clove, 700 ml water/soup,100 ml tomatoes juice,1 tsp sugar,30 ml olive oil, 1 tsp plain flour.
Pour the olive oil in a pan,add the beef meat, the flour,salt, pepper,thyme and fry until beef is lightly brown.Add the onion,garlic and pepper and fry for further 3 mins pour the water/soup and cook until the meat is soften. Add the olives,tomatoes juice and sugar,cover the pot and leave to cook  for further 10 mins.Do not forget to stir from time to time.Serve with brown or white rice.