Greek stifado

Ingredients

• 10 oz pickling onions or shallots
• 1 tbsp olive oil
• 1 lb lean stewing beef (cut into chunks)
• 2 garlic cloves (crushed)
• 1⁄2 tsp ground cumin
• 1⁄2 tsp ground cinnamon
• 1 398ml can chopped tomatoes
• 1 2⁄3 cups red wine
• 1 bay leaf
• 12 oz new potatoes
• 1 398ml can artichoke hearts (drained and halved)
• 1 1⁄4 cups frozen fava beans (thawed)
• 1⁄3 cup kalamata olives (pitted and roughly chopped)