Beef Bourguignon

Ingredients

• 500 g diced beef, (all visible fat removed)
• 2 tbsp cornflour
• 4 smoked bacon medallions, (cut into 1cm dice)
• 2 medium onions, (peeled and chopped)
• 4 cloves of garlic, (peeled and crushed)
• 3 medium carrots, (peeled and cut into 1cm thick slices)
• 250 g button mushrooms, (halved)
• 600 ml beef stock, (1 beef stock cube made up with 600ml of boiling water)
• 2 red wine stock pots
• 2 tbsp tomato puree
• 1 tbsp balsamic vinegar
• 1 tbsp Worcestershire sauce or Henderson's Relish
• 1 tsp dried parsley
• 1 tsp dried thyme
• 2 dried bay leaves
• salt
• pepper
• low calorie cooking spray