* 450 g Stewing Steak, trimmed of excess Fat and cut into bite-sized cubes
* 3 large Carrots, sliced in half length-wise.
* 1 bottle of robust Red wine such as Bulls blood.
* 225 ml beef stock made with 1 oxo cube
* Bouquet garni (I used a variation on version 4)
* half a lime (unsqueezed)
* 8 banana shallots, peeled and cut in half
* 150g of button mushrooms, sliced
* 3 carrots, scrubbed and sliced
* 2 sticks of celery cut into moons
* 110 g (4 oz) home smoked bacon or good quality smoked bacon
* 1 tablespoon of plain flour
* Pinch of salt
* Good pinch of freshly ground black pepper
* 6 small tomatoes cut in half

===Method===
* Season the flour with salt and pepper
* Roll the meat cubes in the flour to coat well - this will help to thicken the stew.
* Add the remaining ingredients to the slow cooker
* Stir well
* Cook on low for 8 hours or more. As an experiment, I left the stew as photographed for 10 hours (on low).

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