Stewed Beef in Coconut milk

Ingredients

• leaves of (local) bay leaf
  6 unit
• tender beef

  cut up
  3 lbs
• leaves broadleaf thyme (called Spanish thyme in Trinidad); can be substituted with other thyme
  6 unit
• coconut milk
  1-2 cups
• salt

  pepper, to taste
  1 unit
• garlic

  to taste
  1 unit
• onion

  to taste
  1 unit
• chives

  to taste
  1 unit
• oil and a little brown sugar to brown Beef with
  1 unit