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  • 2 tbsp vegetable oil
  • 800g stewing beef
    roughly chopped
  • 2 onions
    roughly chopped
  • 4 carrots
    roughly chopped
  • 2 sticks celery
    roughly chopped
  • 150ml red wine
  • few sprigs of rosemary
    and thyme
  • 2 bay leaves
  • ½ tsp Worcestershire sauce
  • 800ml beef stock
  • small handful of parsley
    to serve

For the dumplings

Nutrition: Per serving

  • kcal707
  • fat35g
  • saturates14g
  • carbs41g
  • sugars9g
  • fibre7g
    high
  • protein46g
  • salt0.8g
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Method

  • step 1

    Heat 1 tbsp of the oil in a large pan or frying pan over a medium heat and brown the beef all over – you may
    need to do this in batches. Remove, leaving any oil behind, and put in the slow cooker. Add the remaining oil to the pan, turn the heat to medium-low, and fry the onion, carrot and celery for 10-12 mins until softened but not golden. Add to the slow cooker.

  • step 2

    Pour the wine into the pan and bring to a simmer. Cook for 2 mins before pouring into the slow cooker. Add the remaining stew ingredients to the slow cooker and cook, on high for 4 hrs or low for 7 hrs.

  • step 3

    Shortly before the time is up, make the dumplings. Put the flour and suet in a bowl, season well with salt and freshly ground black pepper. Mix to combine, then make a well in the centre and pour in 3 tbsp cold water. Stir, then gradually add a teaspoon of water at a time until the mix easily comes together into a soft dough. Form into 8 balls and carefully put on top of the stew. Cook for a further 1 hr, then serve scattered with parsley.

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Deb61uk

I made this for my father one Sunday and we both loved it. Very tasty and easy to make. Gravy was delicious

graciesf2286386

question

Does "the further hour" mean another hour on top of the 7 hours or for the remaining hour?

am.proctor95049

question

Can you freeze it?

Anne Murray 1 avatar
Anne Murray 1

I would think it would freeze ok without the dumplings

specialsal

question

How much rosemary, thyme and worcestershire sauce?!

ktzyb6r8r505290

It didn’t add the rest of my comment but it was to say that I use a full teaspoon in a recipe with half quantities of everything else as I think it makes it taste a bit richer and a bit more umami

debdebdeb

question

If cooking on low, do you need to put up to high before adding the dumplings?

Doug Chase

Yes

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