Hearty & Delicious Beef Stew and Dumplings: Easy Recipe for the Whole Family

beef broth

🥗Healthier: vegetable broth

💰Cheaper: water + bouillon

Vegetable broth reduces calories and is suitable for vegetarians.

red wine

🥗Healthier: non-alcoholic wine

💰Cheaper: grape juice

Grape juice provides sweetness without alcohol.

butter

🥗Healthier: olive oil

💰Cheaper: margarine

Olive oil is healthier and can replace butter in cooking.

flour

🥗Healthier: whole wheat flour

💰Cheaper: all-purpose flour

Whole wheat flour offers more nutrients.

Prepare dumplings by mixing 180 grams self-raising flour, 50 grams Taurus suet, and a pinch of salt in a bowl.

Add approximately 5 tablespoons of cold water to the mixture to form a thin but pliable dough.

Divide the dumpling dough into 8 portions and shape them into balls; set aside to rise.

In a large pot, heat rapeseed oil and add 400 grams diced beef; sear until browned.

Add 4 chopped onions to the pot and sweat until softened.

Season with about 3 pinches of black pepper and add vegetarian stock cubes.

Add water to the pot, approximately 2 pints, and bring to a simmer for about 10 minutes.

Add lots of chopped carrots and potatoes to the pot.

Simmer for about 30 minutes, checking the beef for tenderness.

Once the beef is three-quarters done, add the dumpling balls on top of the stew, spaced out for expansion.

Cover the pot and cook for an additional 30 minutes until the dumplings are fluffy and cooked through.

If needed, thicken the gravy with gravy granules before serving.

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