Beef stew (Tocana de carne de vaca) - Romanian Recipe
2 lbs beef
4-5 onions
2 tablespoons lard (Romanian bacon)
1 tablespoon tomato paste or 4-5 tomatoes
salt
pepper
Cut the meat in bite sized pieces, fry a little in lard, add the chopped onion, let it fry a little, add a little water and then let it boil covered at slow heat. Add water from time to time until the meat is tender. Add the tomato paste or peeled and seeded tomatoes (in small chunks), salt and pepper. Cover the pot and let boil at slow heat until the liquid evaporates almost entirely.