Ingredients

2-3 kg chuck, topside or other piece beef, in one piece
2 tablespoons oil
2 medium onion, chopped
2 cloves garlic, diced
4 anchovy, diced
2 cups beef stock
1 cup red wine
1 bay leaf
2 teaspoons salt
pepper, freshly cracked
1 tablespoon brown sugar
2 tablespoons flour
1 cup cream

Directions

1. Heat oil in a fry pan.Brown the meat, onions, garlic and anchovies.
2. Transfer meat to an oven proof dish.Add 1/2 cup beef stock to the fry pan.
3. Deglaze the pan and add to an oven proof dish.Add balance of beef stock, wine, bay leaf, brown sugar, salt, pepper and brown sugar to the oven proof dish.
4. Cover and cook in slow oven (250 F) for 2 1/2 hours.Turn meat several times.
5. Remove meat from pan and cover with aluminum foil while you make the gravy.
6. Remove bay leaf from roast liquid.Add flour and make a gravy.Add cream to gravy.