Beef Ragu

Ingredients (8 servings): ¼ cup olive oil 1.3kg beef chuck steak, cut into 5cm chunks 4 eschalots, peeled, roots intact, halved 3 garlic cloves, crushed 2 carrots, thickly sliced 2 celery stalks, thickly sliced 3 fresh thyme sprigs 2 fresh rosemary sprigs 2 dried bay leaves 1 cup dry red wine (or 1 cup beef…