Best ever beef stew

 

Ingredients

• 500g diced beef stewing steak
• 1 teaspoon oil (any apart from olive oil)
• 1 onion, chopped roughly
• 2 carrots, chopped into chunks
• 2 potatoes, chopped into a 2" dice
• 1 teaspoon minced garlic
• 1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
• 1 glass red wine
• 1 teaspoon beef stock granules (optional)
• 1 fresh thyme sprig (or 1 teaspoon dried thyme)
• 2 bay leaves
• salt and pepper
• water to cover

Method

Get a frying pan good and hot and brown beef well in the oil, do it in batches if necessary to avoid steaming the meat. At this point, my casserole dish is also on the heat.
Pour red wine in from the frying pan making sure you get all the yummy bits stuck to the bottom. Add water to cover, about 1-2cm above is good. Cover over medium-low heat and forget about it.