BEST BEEF STEW | Family Recipes

Ingredients

• 4 pounds boneless sirloin, cut into 1 x 2 inch chunks
• 2 cups hearty red wine
• 1/2 pound unsmoked slab bacon, cut into 1/4-inch dice
• 2 Tablespoons olive oil
• 2 large onions — thinly sliced
• 2 small carrots — scraped and thinly sliced
• 1/4 cup unsalted butter
• 1/4 cup flour
• 3 cups chicken or veal stock, heated
• 2 large garlic cloves, — thinly sliced
• 2 teaspoons tomato paste
• 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
• 1/2 teaspoon black pepper