Irish Stew and Dumplings
This recipe includes beef, carrots, turnip, potatoes, onion, garlic and plenty of herbs and spices.
Ingredients
- 3/4 pound beef cut into cubes
- 3 oz plain flour All purpose
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 2 tablespoon fat shortening
- 1/4 cup carrot
- 1/4 cup turnip
- 1/4 cup onion
- 3/4 cup diced potato
- 2 1/2 cups boiling water
- Salt and pepper to taste
for the dumplings
- 1/2 cup plain flour sifted All purpose
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 3/4 teaspoon baking powder
- 3/4 tablespoon shortening
- 1/4 cup milk
Instructions
- Dredge beef cubes in a mixture of the flour and salt. Brown meat in fat; remove with slotted spoon and set aside.
- Place remaining ingredients in crockpot. Add browned beef. Do not stir. Cover, cook on LOW about 5 hours.
- When meat is tender, remove meat and vegetables from crockpot. Mix 3 tablespoons flour to 3 tablespoons water (plus dashes of salt and pepper) in a cup until the mixture resembles paste. Stir into liquid in crockpot. Add 1 teaspoon instant coffee (to make the gravy turn brown). When liquid is heated, return meat and vegetables to heat. Add dumplings and cook for one more hour.
for the dumplings
- Sift together flour, salt and baking powder. Cut in shortening.
- Gradually add milk; mix until smooth.
- Drop by tablespoons on hot stew. Cover. Cook for last hour .
Calories: 1924 kcal
Carbohydrates: 153 g
Protein: 81 g
Fat: 108g
Saturated Fat: 39 g
Trans Fat: 5 g
Cholesterol: 265 mg
Sodium: 1826 mg
Potassium: 2063 mg
Fiber: 10 g
Sugar: 9 g
Vitamin A: 5453 IU
Vitamin C: 43 mg
Calcium: 396 mg
Iron: 15 mg