Braised beef with cranberries & spices

Name: Braised beef with cranberries & spices
Prep time: 35 min
Cook time: 3 h 30 min
Total time: 4 h 5 min
Ingredients: 2 tbsp olive oil; 8 thick braising steaks , 1kg meat in total; 2 large onions , very finely chopped, preferably in a food processor; 4 garlic cloves , sliced; 25g ginger , peeled and cut into slivers; good pinch saffron; 2 cinnamon sticks , snapped in half; 1 tbsp ground coriander; 1 tbsp harissa; 2 tbsp ground almond; 1.2l hot beef stock; 2 bay leaves; 85g dried cranberries