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The British Stew

Ingredients
  

Stew Ingredients

  • 3 tbsp Butter
  • 2 tbsp Plain flour
  • 1 kg Beef (I used beef and lamb chops)
  • 3 Potatoes
  • 2 Onions
  • 3 cloves Garlic
  • 1 small Swede
  • 2/3 Parsnip
  • 2/3 Carrots
  • 1 cup Red wine
  • 2 cup Beef Stock
  • 2 Beef OXO cube
  • 1 tbsp Worcestershire sauce
  • 2 Bay leaf
  • 1 tbsp Balsamic vinegar
  • 1 tin Oxtail Soup
  • 1 tin baked Beans
  • Freshly ground pepper
  • Freshly ground salt
  • Leeks/ Celery/ Peas (optional)

Dumplings

  • 120 g Flour + baking powder if not self-raising
  • 60 g Suet
  • Salt
  • Pepper
  • Water

Instructions
 

  • Chunked your meat and dust them with flour, Seasoned with some salt and pepper. Fry in melted butter.
  • When your meat is browned, removed and set aside.
  • Fry your onions and garlic till fragrant then add back in your protein and beef stock.
  • Put in your oxo cubes, the Worcestershire sauce and balsamic vinegar. Cover and simmer for an hour till the meat is soft and tender.
  • While your meat is STEWING make your dumplings. Just add everything and form to a ball then into smaller balls.
  • When your stewing beef is tender enough add in your root vegetables and oxtail soup. Stew for another 30 minutes.
  • When your root vegetables are tender enough add in your baked beans. bring the whole pot to boil and place your dumplings around the sides. Cover and stew for 12 minutes or so and it's ready to be served.

Notes

TIP - You must add the baked beans in LAST, bring to boil and add your dumplings in immediately or your stew will stick to the bottom of your pan! I found out today it is TRUE!!!! 
TIP - I did not have enough beef today so I mixed beef and lamb.
TIP - I did not have leeks and celery so I used some peas, sweet corn mix vegetables from my freezer.
TIP - Beside the root vegetables pack for stew I added a few red potatoes.