toss beef in seasoned flour, saute till lightly browned/remove add 3 tbl olive oil /add carrots and onion and celery, til tender toss what flour is left in with veggies stir to combined add red wine and stir and scrape all that stuff on bottom of pan add beef and potatoes add stock. if needed to cover veggies you can add water cook for about 11/2 hours on med low heat. add s&p to taste .( i like a little catchup in mine rounds out the flavor)