Beef a la mode recipe | Gourmet Traveller recipe

Ingredients

• 2.5 kg piece of beef chuck
• 150 gm (1 cup) plain flour, for dusting
• 60 gm (¼ cup) lard
• 12 (about 2 bunches) baby carrots, trimmed
• 1 small celeriac, diced
• 1 celery heart, cut into 1cm pieces
• 12 shallots
• 100 gm mild round pancetta, cut into batons
• 1 tbsp red wine vinegar
• 250 ml red wine
• 400 gm canned finely chopped tomatoes
• 1 litre (4 cups) beef stock
• 1 sprig each thyme and fresh bay leaves
• To serve: mashed potatoes
• Gremolata
• ½ cup coarsely chopped flat-leaf parsley
• ½ lemon, finely grated rind only
• ½ garlic clove, finely chopped