Beef Stew without pastry broth

1 liter vegetable stock or 1 liter chicken stock 450 g beef rump, washed and cut into slivers 3 garlic cloves , peeled and finely chopped 1 cinnamon stick 4[...]

1 lb beef chuck , boneless cut into 1 inch pieces 2 -3 garlic cloves , minced (I didn't have any so I used 1 tsp of granulated garlic instead) 1 -2 teaspoon[...]