meat stew

vegetables are usually fried in fat in a frying pan 

and then fluids such as crushed tomatoes are poured in to make a sauce 

the vegetables are fried in fat in a frying pan 

and then fluids are introduced to make it a sauce 

and or chopped bacon is fried in fat in a frying pan 

and then fluids are introduced to make it a sauce 

the vegetables and/or the bacon are fried in fat in a frying pan 

to change taste and consistency of the sauce 

with that technique in mind 

cow meat could be cut into steaks 

then the steaks are fried in fat in a frying pan 

and then the steaks are chopped into smaller pieces 

and then the meat is boiled in water in a pot for a long time 

to make a stew 

fried vegetables and/or other ingredients 

could also be poured into the boiling stew in the pot