Ingredients

• 1 kg stewing beef
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 large onion, sliced
• 2 stalks celery, diced
• 2 carrots, diced
• 3 slices bacon, diced
• 2 potatoes, diced
• 1 (14 ounce) can crushed tomatoes
• 3 garlic cloves, crushed
• 1 bay leaf
• 1 teaspoon dried thyme
• 1/4 teaspoon pepper
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 2 cups red wine
• 50 ml Worcestershire sauce

Instructions

1. marinate meat in red wine, olive oil, onion, thyme, bay leaf, salt and pepper overnight.

2. Drain the meat and reserve the marinade.

3. saute the bacon.

4. brown the meat in the bacon fat.

5. place all the vegetables, meat, bacon, marinade and garlic into crock pot.

6. cook on low heat for 8 to 10 hours or until meat is tender.