Mama's beef stew with dumplings

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Faith Brown rustles up winner of a dinner with this hearty stew and light-as-air dumplings - just like Mama used to make

Ingredients

  • 450g stewing beef steaks, e.g. shin of beef, or skirt, or chuck steak, cubed
  • 600 ml water
  • 4 large Carrots, sliced
  • 1 small Turnips, diced
  • 1 large Onion, chopped
  • 0.5 white Cabbage, shredded
  • 10 medium Potatoes, peeled and halved
  • 2 cube of beef stock
  • 2 sprigs Thyme
  • 2 sprigs Parsley
  • 2 tbsp plain flour
  • 1 pinch black pepper

For the dumplings:

  • 220g self-raising flour
  • 0.25 tsp Salt
  • 110g suet
  • 2 tbsp Parsley, finely chopped
  • 1 clove Garlic, crushed
  • 1 dash of cold water, to mix
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Method

1. Put the beef and water in a large saucepan and bring up to the boil. Simmer gently for 1 hour.


2. Add the vegetables, stock and herbs. Bring back to the boil then leave to simmer for 1 hour until the meat is tender, stirring occasionally. Season with salt and freshly ground black pepper.


3. Mix the flour with cold water to make a paste. Add this to the stew to thicken the broth.


4. Meanwhile, make the dumplings. Sift the flour with the salt, and then stir in the suet and parsley.


5. Add the garlic and enough cold water to mix to a soft but not sticky dough.


6. Divide into pieces about as big as walnut, and roll each one into a ball.


7. Add the dumplings to the stew, cover the pan and simmer for a final 15-20 minutes, until the dumplings are puffed and cooked through and stew has thickened.


8. Serve immediately.

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Latest Comment

lovely stwe I like to put the stew and dumplings in the oven without a lid, that way they are soft and fluffy inside and deliciously brown and crispy on top, yummmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm

underbank underbank Posted 28 Jun 2009 8:23 PM
 

I dont know if i cooked this right.. i followed the recipe down to every last detail and it turned out really dry, thick and the potatoes was still hard?!!

FrancescaP40990 FrancescaP40990 Posted 13 Apr 2009 6:13 PM
 

Was really delicious loved by us all!!

traceyT10301 traceyT10301 Posted 05 Oct 2008 7:31 PM