Boeuf Bourguignon

Ingredients

• 6 oz. bacon
• 1 Tbs olive oil
• 3 lbs. lean stewing beef
• 1 carrot, sliced
• 1 onion, sliced
• 1 tsp. salt
• 1/4 tsp. pepper
• 2 Tbs. flour
• 3 c. full bodied young red wine
• 3 c. beef stock
• 1 Tbs. tomato paste
• 2 cloves garlic, mashed
• 1/2 tsp. Thyme
• 1 bayleaf, crumbled
• 24 small white onions, brown braised in stock
• 1 lb. quartered mushrooms, suted in butter