Beef Stew with Mastic | Your awesome title

Ingredients

• 750g beef, cut into large pieces
• 500g onions, cleaned and chopped
• 6-8 cloves of garlic
• 4 tomatoes
• 2 tsp thyme
• 10 peppercorns or allspice
• 1 tsp cumin powder
• 1 tsp paprika
• 1 tsp orange zest
• 2 bay leaves
• 2-3 mastic tears, pounded with a little salt
• 2 tbsp vinegar
• 1 small glass of olive oil
• Salt to taste