Recipe Dumplings For Stew

Cover and simmer 15 minutes without lifting lid.

Recipe dumplings for stew. Cut in butter until crumbly. Put dumplings spaced apart on top of a stew. Weigh the flour into a bowl and add tsp salt.

Whilst your stew is bubbling make the dumplings. Divide the dough into 24 pieces and gently roll each into a round dumpling. Place the dumplings in the top of your stew or casserole when there s 25 minutes cooking time left remember the dumplings will soak up some liquid so make sure you have enough liquid in your stew.

Put the lid on the stew or casserole and cook for 25 minutes or until the dumplings are soft and cooked through. Drop by spoonfuls into boiling soup or stew. Drop the dough by 10 to 12 spoonfuls onto hot meat or vegetables in a boiling stew do not drop directly into liquid cook uncovered for 10 minutes.

On a floured surface roll out dough very thin with a rolling pin. Make a well in the centre and add 3 tbsp cold water mix to a dough adding more water until the dough is firm but pliable. Stir a few times to keep the stew from scorching.

30 min cook. Gently roll each between palms into a round dumpling about size of a ping pong ball. Makes 10 to 12 dumplings.

20 min ready in. Stir through the suet and parsley if using. Stir in water to form a soft dough.