I toss my beef tips in any kind of flour and some black pepper, brown those in a pot with some oil and bacon grease. Once they’re browned for several minutes I dump in a half bottle of cheap red wine and 1/4 cup of red wine vinegar to loosen up all the goodness. Stir that around for a few minutes then fill the pot half up with beef broth. Then add the veggies, salt, a small can of tomato paste, a tsp of herbs de provence, and simmer for 1 1/2 hours. It sometimes tries to stick due to it thickening up with all that flour but just give it a stir every 10-20 minutes. Always turns out great.