I brown my seasoned cubed meat in a large heavy bottomed pan, add an onion,1/2 stalk of celery,4 cups water. Cook for about an hour and a half. Then add: 1/2 bag small carrots, diced,1 small rutabega,peeled and diced, cook 30 minutes more. Add: 4-5 potatoes, peeled and diced, 1 small head of cabbage chopped, 1 can crushed tomatoes or 4 diced romas,salt, pepper, more water as need, some beef bullion if necessary. Cook until cabbage is done....Yummy!!