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Beef stew and dumplings
Fruit and vegetables
2
garlic
cloves, crushed
175g/6oz baby
onions
, peeled (or large
onions
, sliced)
150g/5oz
celery
, cut into large chunks
150g/5oz
carrots
, cut into large chunks
2
leeks
, roughly chopped
200g/7oz
swede
, cut into large chunks
1 tbsp fresh
thyme
leaves (or 1 tsp dried
thyme
)
3 tbsp chopped fresh flatleaf
parsley
1 tbsp chopped flatleaf
parsley
Tins, packets and jars
2 tbsp
plain flour
Worcestershire sauce
, to taste
125g/4½oz
plain flour
, plus extra for dusting
mashed potato
Cooking ingredients
2 tbsp
olive oil
500ml/18fl oz
beef stock
2
bay leaves
1 tbsp
balsamic vinegar
, or to taste
salt and freshly ground
black pepper
1 tsp
baking powder
pinch
salt
Dairy, eggs and chilled
25g/1oz
butter
60g/2½oz
suet
Meat, fish and poultry
750g/1lb 10oz beef
braising steak
, chopped into bite-sized pieces
Other
150ml/5fl oz
red wine
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