Ingredients:
750 g beef, diced
1 Tbsp plain flour
1 Tbsp olive oil
8 peeled pickling onions
2 thickly sliced carrots
1 cup (250ml) red wine
1 cup (250 ml) beef stock
2 Tbsp tomato paste
Thyme sprigs
1 bay leaf
400 g baby potatoes
200 g small button mushrooms
Chopped parsley, to serve
Steamed green beans (optional), to serve
METHOD:
Preheat oven to 160°C fan bake.
Toss together beef and flour.
Heat oil in a heavy-based flame-proof casserole pan on high. Cook beef in batches for 3-5 mins, until brown. Add onions and carrot and cook for 5 mins, until golden.
Add wine, stock, tomato paste, thyme, and bay leaf. Season to taste and bring to boil.
Cover and cook in oven for 1 hour. Add potatoes and mushrooms and cook for another 30 mins, until beef is very tender.
Sprinkle over parsley and serve with steamed beans.