Elegant Beef Burgundy - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 lb. beef, cut up in small pieces
4 medium raw onions, quartered
10 large fresh carrots, cut in half
1/2 tsp. each: salt, pepper, garlic powder and thyme
1 bay leaf
1/2 bottle Burgundy
1 c. black coffee
1 c. fresh mushrooms, sliced
1 stick margarine or butter
8 oz. dry sherry

Preparation

Brown the beef in the margarine or butter in a large heavy stock pot.
Add onions, carrots, celery and water to cover the meat.
Add seasonings, coffee and Burgundy.
Cover and cook over medium heat for 2 hours.
Add the mushrooms and the sherry.
Cook 15 minutes longer; serve over noodles.