A Winters Walk Beef And Carrot Stew With Herb Crusted Dumplings Recipes

Steps:

• BEEF AND CARROT STEW:.
• Toss the meat in the flour that has been seasoned with salt and pepper.
• Fry the meat in the butter (over a medium to high heat) in a large roomy frying pan or skillet until browned, turning constantly.
• Remove the sealed browned meat and set aside.
• Add the onions, garlic and carrots (and optional vegetables) to the same pan and fry for 5 to 7 minutes or until golden and coloured.
• Put the meat in to a suitable sized oven proof casserole dish or dutch oven, such as a Le Creuset. Add the fried vegetables, tinned chopped tomatoes and the beef stock - mix well, cover with a lid and place into a pre-heated oven 170C/325F/Gas Mark 3 for 2 hours.
• Twenty minutes before the end of the 2 hours cooking time, take the stew out of the oven, remove the lid and add the dumplings, drop them on top of the stew. Do NOT replace the lid, continue to bake uncovered for a further 20 to 25 minutes or until dumplings have risen and are crusty, crispy and golden brown.
• Serve immediately with steamed cabbage, greens and baby potatoes.
• DUMPLINGS:.
• Mix the flour with the salt, pepper and herbs in a mixing bowl.
• Stir in the suet or grated frozen butter and then add water VERY carefully and slowly - mixing in between, until the dumpling dough is soft, but not sticky.
• Shape the dough into 8 round dumplings, and drop them on top of the beef stew 20 minutes before the end of the cooking time.

Steps:

• Heat oil.
• Add all spice, cloves and cinnamon sticks when it starts to sizzle add onions. Braise until a nice golden brown colour. (This is important as it gives and flavour and colour) .
• Add meat, salt, red chili and ginger and braise/simmer meat till dark brown and nearly tender about 35-40 minutes. You can add sugar now if you want to brown meat quicker. Adding water if necessary--only to prevent burning.
• Add sugar, water, carrots and potatoes and green chili if using. Cook over medium heat until meat is tender, vegetables are done and stew is blended about 20-30 minutes.
• Check if salt is correct for you as carrots tend to draw out salt and adjust if it needs to be.
• You may add a few handfuls of frozen peas if you wish.
• Sprinkle nutmeg over stew before serving. Serve hot with rice.

Steps:

• In large pot, heat the oil. Add the stew meat and sear/brown on all sides to seal in the juices. Once the meat has browned, add 10 cups of water.
• Add diced carrots, diced celery, chopped onion, diced tomatoes and brown rice. Add vinegar and bottle of A.1. steak sauce. Bring to a boil. Then reduce heat and simmer over medium heat for 50-60 minutes, or until rice is tender.
• Bake Garlic Toast according to package directions.
• Serve A.1. Beef Stew with Garlic Bread.

Steps:

• Heat oil in heavy large pot over medium-high heat. Sprinkle beef with salt and pepper. working in batches, add to pot and saute until browned, about 8 minutes per batch. transfer to bowl. add chopped onions,garlic, and herbs to pot; sprinkle with salt and pepper. reduce heat to medium; saute until onions begin to soften, about 5 minutes. add tomato paste and flour; stir 1 minute. add beer; stir until thick and smooth. scraping up browned bits, about 2 minutes. add broth, then beef with any juices; bring to simmer. cover partially, reduce heat to medium-low, and simmer 45 minutes. add carrots. in a seperate small saute pan add butter till melted on medium high heat add pearl onions saute until slightly browned. add to stew.simmer partially covered until beef and carrots are tender, stirring occasionally, about 45 minutes. season with salt and pepper and add chopped parsley.

Steps:

• Heat oven to 160C/140C fan/gas 3. Heat the oil in large lidded casserole dish, brown the meat really well in batches, then set aside. Add the onion and carrots to the dish, give them a good browning, then scatter over the flour and stir. Tip the meat and any juices back into the dish and give it all a good stir. Pour over the Guinness and crumble in the stock cube. Season the stew with salt, pepper and a pinch of sugar. Tuck in the herbs and bring everything to a simmer.
• Cover with a lid and place in the oven for about 2½ hrs until the meat is really tender. The stew can now be chilled and frozen for up to 3 months - defrost completely before reheating until piping hot. Leave the stew to settle a little, then serve with Creamy parsnip mash for a true celebration of winter vegetables.