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Beef Stew and Dumplings

2 hr 35 min · 27 min active · makes 8 dumplings · ~2.9 kg · Trivial

Braising steak simmers with tomato paste and fresh thyme until tender, topped with soft dumplings for a complete meal.

Ingredients
0/18 gathered · 4 servings
800g
60g
as needed
1tsp
3tbsp
200g
300g
100g
2piece
2tbsp
600ml
2tbsp
2piece
4piece
400g
160g
80g
90ml
Tools
13 items
Serveware
2 items
Procedure
53 steps
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Cut the braising steak into roughly 4 cm chunks and drop them into the bowl.

Braising steak · 800 g
⏱ 10s
ResultBraising steak
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Tip the flour over the beef in the bowl.

Plain flour · 60 g
⏱ 5s
ResultBraising steak and plain flour
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Add a generous pinch of salt to the bowl.

Salt · 1 tsp
⏱ 5s
ResultBraising steak and plain flour and salt
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Add the black pepper to the bowl.

Ground black pepper · 0.5 tsp
⏱ 5s
ResultPlain flour mixture
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Toss everything together with your hands until each piece of beef is evenly coated in seasoned flour.

⏱ 20s
ResultFlour-coated beef chunksused in step 9
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Set the oven to 160 °C and allow it to come up to temperature.

160°C
⏱ 10 min
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Pour the oil into the pot and set it over a high heat.

Vegetable oil · 3 tbsp
⏱ 5s
ResultVegetable oil
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Heat the oil until it is shimmering and just beginning to haze.

⏱ 1 min 30s
ResultHot oil
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Lay the flour-coated beef chunks into the hot oil in a single layer, working in batches so the pot is never crowded.

⏱ 15s
ResultHot oil and flour-coated beef chunks
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Sear the beef without moving it for about 3 minutes per side, turning with tongs, until each piece is deep mahogany brown all over, then lift the pieces out onto a plate and repeat with any remaining beef.

⏱ 8 min
ResultBrowned beef chunks
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Lift the browned beef chunks out of the pot with tongs and set them aside on a plate, leaving the fat and fond behind in the pot.

⏱ 15s
ResultResidual cooking fat and fondused in step 14
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Peel the outer papery skin from the onion and halve it through the root.

White onion · 200 g
⏱ 30s
ResultPeeled onion
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Slice the onion halves into half-moon pieces about 5 mm thick.

⏱ 30s
ResultThinly sliced onions
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Add the sliced onion to the pot, which still has the residual fat and meaty sediment from browning the beef.

⏱ 10s
ResultThinly sliced onions and residual cooking fat and fond
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Peel the carrots and trim the ends.

Carrots · 300 g
⏱ 40s
ResultPeeled carrots
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Cut the carrots on a slight angle into chunky pieces about 2 cm thick.

⏱ 30s
ResultSliced Carrots
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Add the sliced carrots to the pot with the onion.

⏱ 10s
ResultSliced carrot mixture
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Trim the base and leafy tops from the celery stalks.

Celery · 100 g
⏱ 20s
ResultTrimmed celery
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Slice the celery stalks into pieces about 2 cm long.

⏱ 20s
ResultSliced celery
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Add the sliced celery to the pot.

⏱ 10s
ResultSliced carrot mixture
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Stir the vegetables over a medium heat, scraping up the sticky fond from the bottom of the pot, and cook until the onion is soft and translucent.

⏱ 5 min
ResultSoftened vegetables
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Crush the garlic cloves flat with the side of the knife and slip off the skins.

Garlic · 2 piece
⏱ 20s
ResultPeeled garlic cloves
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Finely chop the peeled garlic cloves.

⏱ 20s
ResultFinely chopped garlic
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Add the finely chopped garlic to the pot.

⏱ 10s
ResultSoftened vegetables and finely chopped garlic
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Spoon the tomato paste into the pot.

Tomato paste · 2 tbsp
⏱ 5s
ResultSoftened vegetables and finely chopped garlic and tomato paste
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Stir the tomato paste into the vegetables and cook, stirring constantly, for about 90 seconds until it darkens slightly and smells sweet.

⏱ 1 min 30s
ResultCaramelised tomato base
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Pour the beef stock into the pot.

Beef stock · 600 ml
⏱ 10s
ResultCaramelised tomato base and beef stock
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Add the Worcestershire sauce to the pot.

Worcestershire sauce · 2 tbsp
⏱ 5s
ResultCaramelised tomato base and beef stock and worcestershire sauce
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Drop the bay leaves into the pot.

Bay leaf · 2 piece
⏱ 5s
ResultCaramelised tomato base and beef stock mixture
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Add the thyme sprigs to the pot.

Fresh thyme · 4 piece
⏱ 5s
ResultCaramelised tomato base and beef stock mixture
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Season the liquid with salt.

Salt · 1 tsp
⏱ 5s
ResultCaramelised tomato base and beef stock mixture
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Add the remaining black pepper.

Ground black pepper · 0.5 tsp
⏱ 5s
ResultCaramelised tomato base and beef stock mixture
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Add the potato cubes directly to the pot.

Potato cubes · 400 g
⏱ 10s
ResultPotato cube and caramelised tomato base mixture
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Return the browned beef chunks and any resting juices from the plate back into the pot.

⏱ 15s
ResultBrowned beef chunk and potato cube mixture
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Stir everything together so the beef is nestled into the vegetables and the liquid comes up around them.

⏱ 20s
ResultAssembled beef stew
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Place the lid firmly on the pot.

⏱ 10s
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Transfer the covered pot to the oven.

⏱ 10s
ResultAssembled beef stew
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Braise undisturbed for 1 hour 30 minutes until the beef is completely tender and yields easily when pressed.

160°C
⏱ 1 hr 30 min
ResultBraised beef stew
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Using oven gloves, lift the pot out of the oven and set it on the hob.

⏱ 15s
ResultBraised beef stew
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Tip the self-raising flour into the mixing bowl.

Self-raising flour · 160 g
⏱ 5s
ResultEgg and self-raising flour mixture
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Add the beef suet to the bowl.

Beef suet · 80 g
⏱ 5s
ResultEgg and self-raising flour mixture
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Add a pinch of salt to the bowl.

Salt · 1 pinch
⏱ 5s
ResultEgg and self-raising flour mixture
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Stir the flour, suet and salt together with a fork until evenly combined and resembling rough breadcrumbs.

⏱ 20s
ResultRubbed suet crumb
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Pour the cold water into the bowl.

Water · 90 ml
⏱ 5s
ResultRubbed suet crumb and water
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Stir with a fork and then bring the mixture together with your hands into a soft, slightly sticky dough — handle it as little as possible to keep the dumplings light.

⏱ 30s
ResultDumpling dough
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Divide the dough into 8 equal pieces.

Into 8 equal portions
⏱ 30s
Result8 dumpling portions
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Roll each piece lightly between your palms into a ball — they need not be perfect.

⏱ 30s
Result8 raw dumplingsused in step 50
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Lift the lid off the pot and set it aside.

⏱ 10s
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Set the uncovered pot back into the oven, ready to receive the dumplings.

⏱ 10s
ResultBraised beef stew
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Arrange the 8 raw dumplings in a single layer on top of the stew, spacing them evenly so they have room to puff up.

⏱ 20s
ResultBraised beef stew and 8 raw dumplings
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Bake uncovered for 30 minutes until the dumplings have swelled and their tops are golden and just set.

160°C
⏱ 30 min
ResultBeef stew with risen dumplings
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Using oven gloves, carefully lift the pot out of the oven.

⏱ 15s
ResultBeef stew with risen dumplings
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Ladle the stew generously into 4 deep bowls, giving each person 2 dumplings resting on top of the rich dark gravy.

⏱ 45s
ResultBeef Stew and Dumplings
Total Time2 hr 35 min
Nutrition
per serving
Estimated · pre-cooking · 100% ingredients covered
NutrientPer serving
1,035kcal
54g
57g
22g
78g
11g
7g
1,825mg
Ingredients0/18
Tools0/13