Beef Stew With Anchovies and Thyme | Nigella's Recipes | Nigella Lawson

Ingredients

• 3 tablespoons olive oil (or beef dripping)
• 1½ kilograms stewing steak (cut into chunky strips)
• 1 large onion (halved then finely sliced)
• 3 cloves garlic (minced or finely chopped)
• 3 medium carrots (cut into batons the size of fat matchsticks)
• 4 sticks celery (finely sliced)
• 2 teaspoons dried thyme (or 1 ½ tablespoons fresh)
• 6 anchovies (well drained, chopped or minced fine)
• 3 tablespoons marsala
• 500 millilitres robust red wine
• 300 millilitres beef stock (does not have to be home made)
• 1 tablespoon tomato puree
• ½ teaspoon mace