4 cheap beef stew Recipes

chuck steak (i am blessed because were i live the expensive cut, beef fillet is so cheap, so i make all my beef r), brandy, dry red wine, fresh thyme, fresh, bay leaves, garlic cloves, crushed, olive oil, butter, beef stock, tomato paste, brown onions, button mushrooms, quartered, carrots, peeled, chopped, bacon , rashers chopped, fresh parsley, chopped, cornflour, bisto , instant gravy granules (optional)

chopped bacon (optional) or 1 -2 slice diced salt pork (optional), oil, beef stew meat, cubed, sliced carrots, sliced onions, stalks chopped celery, beef broth , and cheap wine (homemade or canned, red or white, use up to 3 cups wine, or all broth if you prefer), bay leaf, dried thyme, tomato paste, garlic cloves, salt & pepper, cubed potatoes, frozen peas, sliced mushrooms

yellow onions, beef stock (or 1 qt water and 4 boullion cubes), cheap white bread (1/2 lb), monterey jack cheese