Suzanne's beef stew with dumplings
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Prep and cook time: 2:30
Ingredients
- 1 to 2 pounds stew meat (cut into bite sized cubes)
- 1 T olive oil
- 1 T butter
- 2 to 3 onions, cut into wedges
- 1 large can Contadina crushed tomatoes
- Worchestire sauce
- 1 can cambells beef broth
- 1 to 2 cups water
- 3 carrots cut into 2" inch pieces
- 3 small potatoes, cut into 2 inch pieces
- 1 cup frozen peas
- roux: 3 T butter, 2 T flour
- Dumplings
- 2 C flour
- 4t baking powder
- 1 t salt
- 4 T oil
- 1/2 cup milk (non skim works better)
Method
In large pot, brown meat and onions in butter and olive oil
Add remaining ingredients except for vegetables
Cook covered on low for 1 hour
Add potatoes, carrots, and peas
Cook covered on low for 45 minutes
Mix up dumplings:
Mix dry dumpling ingredients
Add milk and oil and mix until blended
Let rest 5 minutes while you complete the following steps:
Melt 3 T butter in dish in microwave. Add 2 T flour and mix well
Add to stew and stir to thicken
Place 5 scoops of dumpling mix gently on top of stew in pot
Cover tightly
Cook on low 25 minutes
Recipe is courtesy of: Suzanne VanTiem
