Authentic Carbonada Criolla I Recipe from Argentina

Ingredients

• 3 tbsp olive oil
• 2 lb (907 g) stewing beef, cut into 1-inch chunks
• 4 large tomatoes, coarsely chopped
• 1 green pepper, coarsely chopped
• 3 cloves garlic, minced
• 2 bay leaves
• 1 tsp crushed oregano
• salt and pepper to taste
• 2 cups chicken stock
• 1 cup white wine
• 3 baking potatoes, diced into 1-inch pieces
• 3 sweet potatoes, diced into 1-inch pieces
• 2 ears of corn, cut into 1-inch widths
• 2 zucchini or yellow squash, diced into 0.5-inch pieces
• 2 peaches, diced into 0.5-inch pieces
• 2 pears, diced into 0.5-inch pieces