Beef with almonds and green olives - 9Kitchen

Ingredients

• 1.2 kg braising beef (oyster blade), trimmed and cut into 4 cm cubes.
• 50 mls olive oil
• 50 mls brandy
• 2 medium brown onions, peeled and quartered
• 1 can chopped tomatoes
• 100g slivered almonds
• 100g green olives
• 2 cloves garlic, peeled
• 1 carrot, cut into 4 pieces
• 1 cup red wine (pinot noir)
• 1 ½ cups beef stock
• salt
• 2 tablespoons chopped parsley
• creamy mash or buttered pasta to serve