Ingredients :

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1 kg stewing beef
½ bottle red Burgundy wine
4 onions
8 carrots
250 g mushrooms
2 shallots
1 clove garlic
2 strips of pork fat
100 ml cognac
2 tbsp. oil

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Method :

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1. Cut the meat into cubes or slices; chop all the vegetables into fairly large pieces;
2. pour the oil into a large casserole; line the bottom with a strip of fat; place a layer of carrots on top; add a layer of meat; season with salt and pepper;
3. add half of the other chopped vegetables (onions, mushrooms, shallots); then a layer of meat; add another layer of vegetables and a final layer of meat;
4. season with salt and pepper; lay the second strip of pork fat on top; pour the red wine and cognac over top and let simmer for several hours over low heat.