Heat oil in large dutch oven or stock pot. Brown meat on all sides. Remove from pot and saute onions until tender. Add meat back to pot and enough water to cover meat, approximately 2 quts.
Cook meat for about 1 1/2 hr. Remove meat and tear into bite size pieces when cool enough to touch. Remove excess fat from top of broth. Add meat and remaining ingredients back to broth. Let simmer for about 30 min.