Ensopado de Vaca - Clara da Sousa

Name: Ensopado de Vaca - Clara da Sousa
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 2 h
Total time: 2 h 30 min
Cuisine: European, Mediterranean, French, Portuguese
Ingredients: 1.5kg Stewing Beef (aba); 200g bacon; Olive oil to taste; Salt and pepper to taste; 2 tbsp flour; 500ml quality red wine; 500g white mushrooms, cut into fat slices; 3 big carrots, cut into large rounds; 1 big onion, roughly chopped; 4 garlic cloves, minced; 4 tbsp tomato pulp; 1 litre of beef stock; 2 bay leaves; 1 chayote, without skin, cut into large chunks; 700g new potatoes, with skin, washed and cut into large chunks; 6.5L pot; Large frying pan