Dad'S Stew Meat - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 -2 tablespoon olive oil
1 onion, white, diced
1 lb beef stew meat (optional)
5 tomatoes, diced (preferably on the vine)
salt
French bread

Preparation

In medium sauce pan, heat oil to low/medium heat, saute onion.
Dice the tomatoes just small enough the skin is bite size.
Cut meat into bite size or smaller pieces, removing fat if needed.
When onions are translucent, add meat (if desired) and cover with lid.
If you added meat, raise temp to medium and cook until the meat is done. Add diced tomatoes, cover and bring to a boil.
Reduce to simmer and cook until tomatoes have dissolved (~20min), stirring occasionally.
Add salt to taste, cook additional 3min and serve with french bread.