Guy's,
I haven't read the whole post as of yet, so I maybe duplicating a previously asked question but have any of you good guy's and gal's got a good recipe for Stiffado (spelling?)
Had this a few times in Cyprus and fell in love with it, as I did with the island itself.
Ray 
Beef Stifado, a wonderful beef dish like stew, very tomatoey, garlicy, with red wine and quite sweet.
This is the recipe I use from the restaurant.
1 kg stewing beef cubed
1 kg small onions (or shallots)
3 cloves garlic finely chopped
1 kg tomatoes finely chopped
1/2 wine glass of vinegar
250ml red wine
180 grams olive oil
6 bay leaves
6 cloves
1 tbsp sugar
salt & pepper
Heat the oil in a saucepan and seal the beef then remove from the pan. Add the shallots and cook until golden brown. Add the garlic and cook until soft, add the tomatoes, sugar and vinegar and stir in.
Add the beef, bay leaves and cloves into the pan and season.
Transfer to a casserole dish, add the wine, cover with water and cook in a pre-heated oven at 170 degrees C until all the water has been absorbed and the beef is tender.
My friends family in Greece (Thessalon?ki) also made this with Rabbit which is delicious.
Enjoy
