Divine Beef With Red Wine

Ingredients

• 1 kg beef (35 ounces)
• 2 carrots
• 2 onions
• 2 stalks celery
• 2 garlic cloves
• 1 bottle of red wine (cooking wine)
• 1 bay leaf
• 1 sprig of thyme
• 1 tin of tomato puree
• parsley, chopped
• salt
• freshly ground pepper
• 1 & 1/2 tbsp flour
• 1/4 cup olive oil

Instructions

1. Wipe the meat with paper towels. Add salt and pepper. Sprinkle with 1 and 1/2 tbsp flour. Stir to coat the meat with flour.
2. Heat 1/4 cup olive oil in skillet and brown the meat on all sides, until crusty. Add the chopped carrots, onion, celery and allow to wilt. Make a herb bouquet with the bay leaf, thyme, parsley and peppercorns. Then cover with cloth, tie in a knot and add it to the food.
3. Add all the wine, tomato juice and cover the food. Simmer for 2 hours until well the sauce is thick and the meat is tender.
4. Serve with potatoes, rice or pasta and chopped parsley.

Source:

http://www.mygreekdish.com/recipe/divine-beef-with-red-wine/