Greek Stifado

Ingredients

• 1 kg beef stewing meat
• 500 grams shallots are small onions
• 3 bay leaves
• 4 cloves
• a few allspice berries
• 2 cinnamon sticks
• 2 large garlic cloves
• few sprigs of fresh rosemary
• 1 tablespoon oregano (fresh or dried)
• 1 cube of beef stock
• 1 can of tomato paste (140 gram)
• 1 can of tomato chunks (400 gram)
• 1 glass of dry red wine (about 100 ml)
• 50 ml red wine vinegar
• about 100 ml water
• olive oil
• pepper and salt to taste