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Mince & dumplings in a baking dish

Mince & dumplings

Name: Mince & dumplings
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 1 h
Total time: 1 h 30 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 1 tbsp vegetable oil; 1 onion finely chopped; 1 celery stick finely chopped; 1 carrot finely chopped; 500g beef mince; 2 garlic cloves finely grated or crushed; 1 tbsp tomato purée; 125ml red wine; 400g can chopped tomatoes; 500ml beef stock; ½ tsp Worcestershire sauce; 2 bay leaves; 2 tsp dried mixed herbs; 225g self-raising flour plus extra for dusting; 100g suet; small handful of parsley finely chopped

Samuel Goldsmith

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Serves 4

Easy

Prep: 30 mins

Cook: 1 hr

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Enjoy this classic comfort dish with homemade dumplings. It makes an easy weeknight meal, or simple Sunday lunch

Egg-free

Low sugar

Nut-free

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Ingredients

Nutrition

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1 tbsp vegetable oil
1 onion

finely chopped
1 celery stick

finely chopped
1 carrot

finely chopped
500g beef mince
2 garlic cloves

finely grated or crushed
1 tbsp tomato purée
125ml red wine
400g can chopped tomatoes
500ml beef stock
½ tsp Worcestershire sauce
2 bay leaves
2 tsp dried mixed herbs

For the dumplings

225g self-raising flour

plus extra for dusting
100g suet
small handful of parsley

finely chopped

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Nutrition: Per serving

kcal812
fat46g
saturates21g
carbs55g
sugars9g
fibre6g

high
protein34g
salt0.93g

Method

step 1

Heat the oil in a flameproof casserole over a medium-low heat and fry the onion, celery and carrot, covered, for 12-15 mins until soft but not golden. Remove the lid, add the beef mince and continue to fry until browned. Stir in the garlic and cook for another minute before stirring in the tomato purée and red wine. Turn up the heat to medium and cook for 2 mins until the alcohol has started to evaporate, then stir in the tomatoes, stock, Worcestershire sauce, bay leaves and dried herbs. Season well, then simmer for 25 mins until the liquid has reduced slightly.
step 2

Meanwhile, make the dumplings. Combine the flour, suet, parsley and a good pinch each of salt and pepper. Make a well in the centre of the mixture and pour in 150-175ml cold water. Stir until you have a soft dough – add a splash more water if it’s not coming together. Divide the dough into 12 pieces, then roll into small balls on a lightly floured surface.
step 3

After 25 mins, carefully drop the dumplings on top of the mince mixture, cover again and cook for 15-20 mins until the dumplings have plumped up and are cooked through. Serve hot.

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