Classic Beef Stew with Cheese & Herb Dumplings

Name: Classic Beef Stew with Cheese & Herb Dumplings
Prep time: 25 min
Cook time: 4 h 30 min
Total time: 4 h 55 min
Yield: Serves 4
Cuisine: British
Ingredients: 1 tbsp dry mustard powder; 2 tbsp plain white flour; 750 g/1 lb 10 oz beef chuck or other stewing beef, trimmed of fat and cut into large chunks; 1 celery stick, thinly sliced; 2 tbsp sunflower oil, plus extra if needed; 4 tbsp cornflour (optional); chopped parsley leaves, to serve; 800 ml/28 fl oz/scant 3½ cups Beef Stock or ready-made stock, plus extra if needed; 2 tbsp Worcestershire sauce; 4 garlic cloves, finely chopped; 1 onion, chopped; 2 bay leaves, torn; 1 floury potato, such as Desiree, King Edward and Maris Piper, about 200 g/7 oz, chopped; 600 g/1 lb 5 oz mixed root vegetables, such as carrots, celeriac, parsnip or swede, chopped; 1 tbsp dried thyme or dried parsley; salt and freshly ground black pepper

Preparation info

Serves
4

Difficulty
Medium
Ready in
5 hr

Appears in

I Love My Slow Cooker

By Beverly LeBlanc

Published 2012

About

Ingredients

600 g/1 lb 5 oz mixed root vegetables, such as carrots, celeriac, parsnip

Europe
United Kingdom
Main course
Stew

Method

Put the root vegetables, potato, bay leaves and thyme in the slow cooker. Put the beef in a bowl and season with salt and pepper. Add the flour and mustard powder. Toss gently, making sure the beef is coated in the flour mixture. Shake off and reserve any excess mixture.

Heat the oil in a large frying pan over a high heat. Reduce the heat to medium, add the beef and fry for 5–8 minutes