Mom's Basic Beef Stew

Ingredients:

1-2 lbs Grass-fed beef stew meat

2 tablespoons coconut oil

4 cups water

6 medium Red potatoes, quartered

2-3 Carrots, chopped into bite size pieces

1/2 yellow sweet onion, chopped

2 garlic cloves, minced

2 celery stalks, chopped

Salt and pepper to taste

2 tablespoons flour rue, in case stew needs thickening, optional

Directions:

Brown beef stew meat in pot with coconut oil until almost burnt. Do not drain. Cook entire meal in one pot. Add water and bring to boil. Turn down heat and add in potatoes, carrots, onion, garlic, celery, and seasonings. Let simmer until all vegetables are tender. The stew should thicken up as it cooks. If it does does not, make a rue using 2 tablespoons of melted butter with 2 tablespoons of flour. Add to stew and stir.