Country-Style Beef and Potato Casserole

Ingredients

• 1 kilogram beef chuck steak, cut into 2cm cubes
• 1/2 cup (75g) plain flour
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 3 (240g) brown onion, halved
• 2 cloves garlic, crushed
• 2 (130g) rindless bacon slices, coarsely chopped
• 2 tablespoons tomato paste
• 3 cups (750ml) beef stock
• 410 grams canned crushed tomatoes
• 1/4 cup (60ml) worcestershire sauce
• 2 (400g) potatoes, coarsely chopped
• 1 (400g) kumara, coarsely chopped
• 1 (350g) red capsicum, coarsely chopped
• 1 tablespoon coarsely chopped fresh thyme