Ingredients:

• 1 large onion, chopped into strings
• 1/2 fennel bulb, and stalk with leaves chopped
• 2 celery, stalks chopped
• 3 garlic cloves, coarsely chopped
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• salt and pepper
• 3 lbs beef steaks (pot roast cut into bite size chunks but sirloin or 3 lbs stew meat, work just as well)
• salt and pepper, and flour to coat
• 1/3-1/2 cup sherry wine
• 1 (10 1/2 ounce) can beef consomme or 1 (10 1/2 ounce) can French onion soup
• 2 tablespoons olive oil

Directions:

1. Saute veggies in the 2 TB olive oil and a little salt and pepper in a large pan until soft (10 mins) -
   remove and set aside.
   
   
2. Salt and pepper meat then sprinkle with flour to coat all sides. Brown meat well on all sides in 2 T olive oil about 10 minutes, Deglaze the pan with the sherry- getting up all the bits. Add soup and vegetables and stir until bubbly.
   
   
3. Serve over rice or egg noodles with green salad.

Recipe from www.food.com