Valli Little: My Kind Of Food | Classic French Beef Daube - Food Wine Travel

Ingredients

• 1.5kg chuck steak, trimmed of excess fat, diced
• 250g pancetta, diced
• Plain flour, to dust
• 50ml olive oil
• 120g unsalted butter
• 2 small leeks (white part only), chopped
• 2 onions, chopped
• 2 carrots, peeled, diced
• 2 celery stalks, chopped
• 2 garlic cloves, finely chopped
• 2 bay leaves
• 2 tbs tomato paste
• 2 tbs chopped flat-leaf parsley leaves, plus extra to serve
• 1 tbs soy sauce
• 100ml brandy
• 750ml bottle red wine
• 300ml good-quality beef stock
• 16 baby onions, peeled
• 16 button mushrooms
• 2 tsp cornflour