Ingredients:-
1 kg Chuck steak, beef, cut into 3cm chunks
Flour (dsting)
3 Tbsp Oil
12 Baby Onions
150g Bacon (diced)
2 Cloves Chopped Garlic
2 Chopped Carrots
2 Sprigs of Thyme
2 Bay leaves
150g Button Mushrooms
1 Tbsp Flour
½ Bottle of Red Wine (Optional, you can use your favourite liquid Stock)
METHOD:-
Preheat an oven to 160C.
In a plastic bag or bowl dust the meat with the flour.
Heat 2 Tbsp of oil in a frying pan, brown the meat in batches and place in a casserole dish.
Add the rest of the oil to the pan, and brown the bacon, onions, and garlic. Place in the casserole dish.
Add the carrots, thyme, bay leaves and mushrooms. Toss through the flour.
Add the wine, salt and pepper. Stir well, cover then cook for 1 hour. Check the meat is tender. It may need another 15-30 minutes.
Garnish with freshly chopped parsley - Optional