One time on Usenet, "phaeton" > said:
> Michael "Dog3" Lonergan wrote:

> > Brown the beef first and drain the fat
> > leaving maybe a tablespoon of the fat, first. Then add the veggies...

> Thanks for the replies everyone. Is there any reason why it would be
> suboptimal to start the potatoes and onions with the raw meat? That's
> how I've always done it, but I see it suggested the other way a couple
> of times already ;-)

I think that's only because it makes it harder to get the excess fat
out...

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