Cottage chilli hotpot - Good Food Middle East

Ingredients

• 800g braising steaks, cubed
• 2 tbsp plain flour, seasoned well
• 4 tbsp olive oil
• 300ml red wine
• 2 red onions, cut into chunks
• 2 carrots, cut into chunks
• 4 garlic cloves, bashed to remove skin
• 2 red peppers, deseeded, cut into chunks
• 1 fresh red chilli, deseeded and sliced
• few thyme sprigs, plus 1 tbsp leaves
• 1 bay leaf
• 1 tsp each ground cumin and coriander
• ½ tsp each cinnamon and chilli flakes
• 2 x 400g cans chopped plum tomatoes
• 2 tsp caster or granulated sugar
• 250ml good beef stock
• 400g can red kidney beans, drained
• 1kg potatoes
• knob of butter