phaeton wrote:
> Michael "Dog3" Lonergan wrote:
>> "phaeton" >
>
>> 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 ;-)
>
Because too much in the pan or pot at once will make everything "steam"
instead of browning it.