Ingredients

Method

Preheat oven to 180ºC /350ºF

Chop the Beef into 5cm square cubes and chop the bacon into strips. Place the flour into a plastic bag and season the flour. Place the cubes of meat into the plastic bag and coat the meat with the seasoned flour.

În a large oven proof dish place some olive oil and fry the chopped bacon until browned and remove with a slotted spoon onto a plate. Shake the excess flour off the beef and fry the beef in the same pan as the bacon in batches until a brown crust appears all around the beef. Remove with a slotted spoon and continue with the rest of the beef until all browned.

Keep to one side and add a little more olive oil and add the carrots and onions to the pan and saute until the onions begin to colour a little. Add the mushrooms and saute again.

Add the wine and stock and bring to the boil, turn it down to a simmer and add the tomato puree, garlic, thyme, bay leaves and black pepper and stir well. Add the bacon and beef to the baking dish, mix through. Place a lid on the pan and place it in the preheated oven for 1 1/2 - 2 hours until the meat is tender. Taste for seasoning and adjust as required.