How To Make Homemade Beef Stew and Dumplings Recipe (EASY, QUICK & DELICIOUS!)

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.

Introduce the recipe and mention it's made on the stovetop.

Chop vegetables into chunks, including 4 stalks of celery, 4 large carrots, 1 onion, and 1 large turnip.

Heat a large stockpot over high heat and add olive oil to cover the bottom.

Season the beef with salt and add it to the pot to brown.

Reduce heat to medium after browning the meat.

Add 900 milliliters of beef stock and 1 cup of tap water to the pot.

Add about 2 liters or 8 cups of chopped vegetables to the pot.

Add 1/8 teaspoon of pepper, 1 teaspoon of marjoram, and 2 bay leaves to the pot.

Cover the pot and check every 10-15 minutes to ensure it’s not burning or boiling over.

Mix dry ingredients for dumplings: 2 cups of flour, 4 teaspoons of baking powder, a little shake of pepper, and 2 teaspoons of parsley flakes in a bowl.

Add about 2 tablespoons of shortening to the dry ingredients and mix.

Add 1 cup of milk to the dumpling mixture and stir until sticky, adjusting with more milk if necessary.

Drop spoonfuls of dumpling dough onto the stew, ensuring they are spaced apart.

Cover the pot and set a timer for 15 minutes, keeping the heat at medium for a low boil.

After 15 minutes, uncover the pot to check the dumplings, which should be puffed up and have absorbed some liquid.

Plate the stew and dumplings, ready to serve.

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