Beef Bourguignon

Name: Beef Bourguignon
Ingredients: 1 tbsp Olive oil; 1 kg Braising beef; 200 g Smoked bacon lardons; 4 Cloves Garlic Peeled and crushed; 450 g Pearl onions See recipe notes, I use frozen; 5 Large carrots Peeled, trimmed and cut into big chunks; 400 g Button mushrooms; 400 ml Red wine; 350 ml Beef stock; 2 tbsp Dried thyme; 3 tbsp Tomato puree; Salt and pepper; 3 tbsp Cornflour; Chopped fresh parsley to serve.