Clodagh's Comforting Beef Stew & Dumplings! | This Morning

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.

Toss the beef stewing beef in flour to help brown it.

Melt butter in a pan and brown the beef in it, then remove the beef from the pan.

Brown shallots in the same pan, keeping them whole to retain their sweetness.

Add more butter to the pan and brown the mushrooms, using regular or chestnut mushrooms.

Add lots of garlic to the pan and brown it with the mushrooms and shallots.

Combine the browned beef, shallots, mushrooms, and garlic in the pan.

Pour in beef stock and stout, stirring to combine.

Add dark chocolate to the mixture, emphasizing that it's essential for flavor and silkiness.

Add thyme and season the mixture, then cover and place it in the oven at 160 degrees Celsius for an hour and a half.

After cooking, remove the meat and vegetables from the sauce if it's too thin.

Make a roux by mixing melted butter and flour until it forms a paste.

Strain the juices into another pan and heat it up.

Whisk the roux into the heated juices to thicken the sauce.

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