My Last Meal: Beef Stew

I wrote this entry after reading this interesting article, The Last Meals of Death-Row Inmates Photographed by Henry Hargreaves

If I'd have to pick a last meal, this would be it.
BEEF STEW and here's how I did it.

Ingredients:

olive oil
large onion, chopped
garlic cloves, diced
lean bacon, chopped
mushrooms, chopped
tomato paste
beef cubes
large potatoes, quartered
large carrots, cut up
beef broth, water
salt
ground pepper
bay leaves
Worcestershire Sauce
rice, mash potatoes, Naan bread or garlic bread and sour cream, to serve

Heat oil. Add onion. Cook until softened. Add garlic. Add chopped mushrooms until lightly brown.

Fry bacon in the same pan until lightly brown. Add beef cubes. Add carrots and potatoes. Add tomato paste. Add beef stock. I sometimes cheat and use Knorr Beef Cubes with water.

Season with salt, ground pepper, bay leaves and Worcestershire Sauce. Bring to the boil. Cover and cook in very low heat. Cook for 2-3 hours.

If sauce gets too low, I just add more water and I re-season. I love to have my beef stew with white, whole grain/organic rice and Naan. Husband prefers rice with slices of Naan/garlic bread and sour cream. It can also be served with mash instead of rice. Enjoy.

Notes:
I'm lazy. I don't take notes and I very rarely follow quantities indicated in recipe books/online recipes so I left it out. I always taste the sauce and re-season until I achieve the taste that I'm after. My frustration is, and this goes for all others I've cooked, when I think I've made the best tasting meal, I could never replicate it. Am I the only one?

I prefer cooking the stew on a stove top (than an electric slow cooker or pressure cooker). I cook it for up to 3 hours until supersoft. The room fills with the beautiful aroma of the stew every time and that alone makes this recipe to die for.