Oh man, if you want to talk stews, I got you there, too.
https://www.google.com/amp/s/thehungrybelgian.com/2013/07/05/flemish-beef-stew/amp/
It will seem like a pot full of onions, but they'll melt away by the end. I use three bottles of a good Belgian brown for the liquid. Carolus Classic is...