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How To make Old Fashioned Pot Roast with Herb Dumplings
Ingredients
2
pound
boneless chuck roast
2
tablespoon
flour
1
kosher salt, black pepper
2
tablespoon
cooking oil
1
md
carrot, diced
1
md
onion, diced
1
qt
beef stock
1
cup
red wine
4
each
sprigs thyme, fresh
1
each
bay leaf
3
each
carrots, peeled, cut into quarters
3
each
parsnips, peeled, cut into quarters
1
md
rutabaga or 2 md turnips, peeled, cut into 1-inch wedges
16
each
boiling onions, peeled
4
md
red potatoes (skins on), cut into 1-inch cubes
3
tablespoon
olive oil
Herb Dumplings:
3
tbs
shortening
1 1/2
cup
flour
2
teaspoon
baking powder
1/2
teaspoon
salt
3/4
cup
milk
2
teaspoon
basil, sage or thyme, fresh, chopped or 1 tsp dried
Directions:
Preheat oven to 325 degrees F. Trim excess fat from the chuck roast. Dredge the roast with flour and season with salt and pepper. Place a heavy-bottomed casserole over medium heat and add the oil. When hot, add the meat and brown well on all sides. Remove the meat; add the carrots and onions and cook until browned. Return the meat to the pot; add the stock, wine, thyme and bay leaf. When the liquid comes to a simmer, cover the pot and place on the lower shelf of the preheated oven.
Bake for about 2 hours, turning the meat once or twice during cooking. Toss the prepared vegetables with the olive oil or fat and season with salt and pepper. About 40 minutes before serving, place the vegetables in a roasting pan, put in the oven and roast until they are tender and lightly browned.
When the meat is tender, remove to a platter and keep warm.
Strain the juices from the pot and skim off the fat. Return the juices to the pot and cook over high heat until reduced to about half.
Reduce heat to a simmer; add dumplings and cook as directed.
Surround the roast with the vegetables and the dumplings. Pour the remaining juices from the pot into a sauce boat, Spoon a little over the meat before serving.
Herb Dumplings: Cut shortening into flour, herb, baking powder and salt in medium bowl, using pastry blender or crisscrossing 2 knives, until mixture looks like fine crumbs. Stir in milk.
Drop dough by 10 spoonfuls onto stew (do not drop directly into liquid). Cook uncovered 10 minutes. Cover and cook 10 minutes longer.
Notes: If using self-rising flour, omit baking powder and salt.
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STEW RECIPE
▪5lb/2.5kg beef chuck
▪Olive oil
▪Salt
▪200g or about 2c pearl onions, peeled
▪400g or 3.4-4c carrots, cut into big chonky pieces
▪300g or 4.5-5c mushrooms, cut into large pieces
▪115g/1stick unsalted butter
▪125g or 3/4C + 3Tbsp AP flour (gluten free works too)
▪1800g or 1.8L/qt good beef stock (OR see my flavorful beef stock dupe below)
▪450g/1pint dark stout beer
▪500g/4c small golden potatoes, partially peeled and cut into very large chunks
▪2-3 bay leaves
▪2-3 sprigs of thyme
▪150g or 1 heaping cup frozen peas
▪fresh cracked black pepper
4 packets powdered gelatin
Preheat oven to 500F/260C.
Remove band of fat in the center of the pieces of chuck. See video @0:36. Cut the rest of the meat into cubes. You should be left with about 3.5lb/1.5kg of meat. Add meat cubes to a bowl and drizzle with generous amount of olive oil and 2 large pinches of salt. Toss to coat and spread beef onto a half sheet tray and load into oven to sear for about 20-25mins until well browned.
Preheat a large heavy-bottomed pot over medium high. Add a generous glug of olive oil followed by mushrooms, carrots, onions, and pinch of salt. Sweat the veg to par-cook for 3-5mins until beginning to soften and caramelize. Transfer veg into a bowl and set aside.
Return pan to stove over medium heat and add stick/115g butter. When butter is melted, add 100g or 3/4c of flour. Stir to cook, scraping up brown bits from bottom of the pot. Fry for 60-90 seconds until smooth and taking on color.
Add beef stock and beer. Bring to a simmer, stirring and scraping frequently. When simmering, add in beef. Add a splash of water to the beef cooking tray, scraping up beef fond. Add to pot with beef. Stir to combine. Load pot, uncovered, into 300F/150C oven and cook for 2 hours, stirring halfway through.
Add potatoes into the bowl with the par-cooked vegetables and mix with 25g/3Tbsp flour. Toss to combine. (NOTE: if your stew is relatively thick at this point, omit tossing the veg in the flour or add less flour here).
Add potatoes/veggies into stew pot and gently stir. Add in bay and thyme. Return to oven to cook for 1 more hour.
At this point, check the beef and potato for done-ness. Beef should be tender and shreddable, but not shredded. Potato should be fork tender, but not mushy.
Ladle off excess fat from top of stew (or allow to cool slightly, refridgerate, then scrape off fat from top once cooled). Stir peas into hot stew.
Taste for seasoning and add salt if needed. Ladle into bowl, top with fresh cracked black pepper, and serve with a piece of rustic sourdough bread.
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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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