Vegetable Beef Soup

1# very lean top round steak

2T minced garlic

2T coconut oil

½ lg. onion

1½c chopped carrot

1½c chopped celery

1 can diced tomatoes

2 cans water

1-2 big potatoes, scrubbed

Cut the beef into ½-1” cubes, into a 3-5qt. Pot. Add garlic, coconut oil and a little bit of the onion, finely chopped. Stir and simmer until meat and the pan browns. Add a little water then start the browning procedure again. When nicely browned, add the carrot and celery, diced tomatoes and 2 cans of water. Simmer, slowly, for an hour. Add the cubed potatoes and remaining chopped onion. Simmer another half hour. . .Lin