Classic Beef Bourguignon - Stir it up Magazine

Ingredients

• g stewing steak cut into bite size chunks
• 4 tbsp olive oil
• 2 small/med onions chopped roughly
• 2 tbsp plain flour
• 1 bottle of red wine
• 3 sprigs of fresh thyme or 1 tsp of dried thyme
• 3 cloves of garlic
• 2 bay leaves
• 10 baby shallots
• g smoked bacon lardons – can be bought easily in packets in all supermarkets
• g chestnut mushrooms sliced (optional)
• Salt and pepper to taste