Country-Style Beef And Potato Stew - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 1/4 lbs beef chuck steak, trimmed and cut into 3/4-inch pieces
1/2 cup flour
2 tbsp olive oil
3 None onions, halved
2 cloves garlic, crushed
2 slices bacon, coarsely chopped
2 tbsp tomato paste
2 cups beef stock
1 can (15 oz) crushed tomatoes
1/4 cup Worcestershire sauce
2 None potatoes, peeled and coarsely chopped
1 None sweet potato, peeled and coarsely chopped
1 None red pepper, seeded and coarsely chopped
1 tbsp coarsely chopped fresh thyme

Preparation

Coat beef in flour, shaking away excess. Heat oil in large saucepan on medium-high heat. Cook beef, in batches, until browned. Remove from pan.
Cook onion, garlic and bacon in same pan, stirring, until bacon crisps. Add tomato paste and stir 1 min.
Return beef to pan with stock, tomatoes and Worcestershire sauce. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat to low; simmer, covered, 1 hour, stirring occasionally.
Add potato, sweet potato and pepper to pan. Simmer, uncovered, stirring occasionally, about 30 mins or until beef is tender. Sprinkle with thyme.