Beef with wine

stock 2 large soup bones with meat 1 cup madeira wine or 1 cup other cooking wine 2 carrots , roughly chopped 1 onion , sliced 2 garlic cloves , smashed 3 bay[...]

1 (3 -4 lb) chuck roast (okay to use from frozen state) 1 small onion , very thinly sliced 4 large garlic cloves , very thinly sliced 3 cups full-bodied red[...]

2 1/2 kg stewing beef 3 -4 tablespoons oil 2 large onions , chopped 4 garlic cloves , crushed 1 red pepper, thickly sliced (in Australia they are called[...]