bigger the onion pieces, the more you will see them once it is cooked. some people don’t want to see their onion; i cannot explain this.
i used about two pounds of bottom round beef. this is going to cook for several hours, so it does not need to be a prime, expensive cut. you can buy it as a roast and cut it up yourself, or you can buy it already cut up as “stew beef.” obviously, you decide how much meat you want in proportion to the rest of the ingredients. if you want it mostly meat, then add just a few vegetables. if you want the meat to 