Venison Stew - How to Cook Meat

Ingredients

• 2 Tbsp bacon fat
• 2 pounds venison, cubed
• Sea salt
• Black pepper
• 2 Tbsp butter
• 3 onions, thinly sliced or minced
• 1 stalk celery, minced
• 2 carrots, coined
• 4 red potatoes, quartered, peeled if you want
• 8–10 mushrooms, quartered
• 2 Tbsp thyme
• 2 bay leaves
• 6 cups beef stock
• 4 cups water or other stock