Ingredients:
600g stewing beef, I used some beautiful grass fed chuck steak from Dover that I got at the Wursthaus Salamanca
3-4 potatoes cut into approximately 2-3cm pieces
4 baby carrots cut into 2-3cm pieces
2 slices of fresh free range Bacon (I use the Tasmanian Bok’s bacon) chopped
3 cloves of garlic finely chopped
2 onions chopped
2 x 400g tins of chopped tomatoes
1 x sachet of tomato paste
A cup of red wine
Approximately 2 cups of beef stock (enough to ensure the meet and veggies are covered with liquid)
1 bouquet garni made from fresh thyme, flat leaf parsley and rosemary
Freshly cracked black pepper and sea salt
2 tablespoons of plain flour
Olive oil