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A good basic recipe for stew and braised beef. Except for the cinnamon ,I've never had any interest in cinnamon with meat.

this is the first time i'd tried it and i was pleasantly surprisedd i don't think i would have liked it, except for the other flavours going on in there. with this combination, it worked very well.

historically speaking, i am guessing that such spices were used to counteract the strong flavours and scents that must have been present when dealing with a young, freshly killed bull that was hyped up on adrenaline?