Nibblous | carbonnades a la flamande

Ingredients

• 1 kilo stewing beef, trimmed of any nasty bits and cut into 1cm cubes
• 3 tablespoons flour
• 75g butter
• 2 tbsps oil
• 500g onions, chopped
• 2 fat cloves garlic, crushed
• 2 teaspoons brown sugar
• 1 sprig thyme (or a big pinch of dried thyme – just as good)
• 3 bay leaves
• jolly good pinch of grated nutmeg
• 300ml Newcastle Brown
• 300ml beef stock (you can use a beef stock cube)
• 1 heaped tablespoonful redcurrant jelly
• 1 tablespoon red wine vinegar
• salt and freshly-ground pepper