Hearty Beef Stew with Herb Dumplings by Dan & Steph
Tuck into Dan & Steph’s Hearty Beef Stew with Herb Dumplings (RECIPE BELOW) for a winter warmer the family will love. It’s a filling dinner option that's bursting with rich flavour.
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Hearty Beef Stew with Herb Dumplings
Recipe by Dan & Steph
Serves 4
Prep 20 mins (+ resting time)
Cooking 3½ hours
500g Coles Australian No Added Hormones Gravy Beef, cut into into 5cm pieces
50g plain flour
1-2 tbs olive oil
4 cups (1L) salt-reduced beef stock
1-2 tbs tomato paste
1 tbs balsamic vinegar
1 brown onion, coarsely chopped
2 garlic cloves, crushed
1kg pkt Coles Australian Soup Starter Pack, coarsely chopped
½ bunch flat-leaf parsley stems, chopped
5 thyme sprigs, leaves picked
Chopped flat-leaf parsley, extra, to serve
Dumplings
2 cups (300g) self-raising flour
½ bunch flat-leaf parsley leaves, chopped
5 thyme sprigs, leaves picked
2 egg yolks, lightly whisked
2 tsp olive oil
1. Preheat oven to 150˚C. Place the beef and flour in a large bowl. Toss to combine. Heat the oil in a large flameproof casserole pan over high heat. Cook the beef, in batches, until browned all over. Transfer to a plate.
2. Return beef to the pan with the stock, scraping the browned bits from the bottom of the pan. Add the tomato paste and vinegar and stir to combine. Reduce heat to medium. Add the onion, garlic and vegetables from the soup pack. Stir to combine. Bring to the boil. Add the parsley stems and thyme and stir to combine. Cover and bake for 2½ hours.
3. Meanwhile, to make the dumplings, place the flour in a large bowl. Season with salt and pepper. Add the parsley, thyme, egg yolk and oil and stir until just combined, adding just enough cold water to bring the dough together.
4. Divide the dough mixture into 8 even portions and arrange over the beef mixture. Cover and bake for 30 mins or until the beef is tender and the dumplings are cooked through. Set aside for 20 mins to rest.
5. Divide the beef stew and dumplings among serving plates. Sprinkle with extra parsley to serve.
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***RECIPE, SERVES 4-6***
1.5 lb (700g) boneless skinless chicken thighs
1 bottle (750mL) white wine (could replace with water or stock
1 carton (32 oz, 946mL) chicken stock
8 oz (227g) white mushrooms
2 bunches green onions
1 lb (454g) carrots
3-4 garlic cloves
12 oz (340g) green beans
6 egg yolks
3/4 cup (177mL) cream
1 lemon
flour
oil
salt
pepper
dry herbs
For the dumplings
2 cups (230g) cake flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon garlic powder
2 tablespoons melted butter
milk or water
fresh sage, rosemary, thyme, parsley or any combination thereof
Cut each thigh into 4-6 pieces. Season heavily with salt, pepper and dry herbs, then toss the pieces with enough flour to coat. Cut the mushrooms in half or quarters (remember they'll shrink in half when cooking), thin-slice the onions and reserve the green slices for garnish at the end, peel and thick-slice the carrots, smash and peel the garlic cloves.
Heat a film of oil in a large pot, then lay in the chicken piece by piece to keep them from sticking to each other. Keep your heat high enough to brown the chicken but don't let anything burn — low and slow is fine. When the bottoms of the pieces are brown, you should be able to scrape them off the pan with a wooden spoon and flip them.
When the chicken pieces are brown on all sides, push the chicken over to one side and drop in the mushrooms. Stir the mushrooms around and let them brown a moment. Stir in the sliced onion whites and let them cook for a moment. Deglaze with the entire bottle of wine. Stir in the carton of stock, garlic, carrots and a pinch or two of salt. Cover and simmer for about 45 minutes until the carrots are almost soft.
While you're waiting, slice the green beans into small piece. Separate out the egg yolks (eat the whites for breakfast tomorrow) and beat them smooth with the cream.
When the carrots feel almost done, stir in the green beans — they'll need about 30 minutes total.
Now is when you want to mix up the dumpling batter. Finely chop a big pile of fresh herbs and zest the lemon. Throw all that in with the cake flour, baking powder, salt and garlic powder. Stir in the melted butter until it seems to disappear. Stir in just enough milk or water (no more than a cup, 237mL) to get you a shaggy, sloppy dough — if you over-mix, the dumplings will be tough. Form the dough into rough, small balls.
When the green beans are 15 minutes away, drop the dumplings in the soup, make sure the heat is high enough that the broth is bubbling, cover and let the dumplings steam at least 10 minutes before you check on them. When they double in size and look cooked, they're cooked — don't overcook them or they'll get dense.
Kill the heat and wait for bubbling to stop, then stir in the liaison (yolk and cream mixture). Turn the heat back on to a bare simmer and cook for a couple minutes until you see the yolks cook and slightly thicken the broth — be careful not to overcook or the eggs will go gritty. Taste the soup for seasoning and add any needed salt, a little lemon juice to taste, and the reserved onion greens.
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Vegetarian mini dumplings. I add these to stewed vegetables. When I have my meat eater friend round I stew some beef on its own in gravy so he can add it to the veg when its done.