Chianti Beef Stew Recipe

Ingredients

• 3tbsp sunflower oil
• 1,6kg chuck or braising steak, trimmed and kept whole
• 3 large red onions, chopped
• 3 carrots, diced
• 4 sticks celery, diced
• 250g bacon lardons or diced pancetta
• 2 bay leaves
• 2tbsp tomato puree
• 2tsp sugar
• 30g dried mushrooms, soaked in
• 350ml boiling water for 10 minutes
• 700g large vine tomatoes, peeled and finely chopped
• 1 bottle chianti or other red wine
• 1 good-quality beef-stock cube
• 800g baby potatoes
• 40g flat-leaf parsley, chopped