Beef Stew With Red Wine And Dumplings Recipes

BEEF AND RED WINE STEW WITH DUMPLINGS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven 150° / 300°F fan oven.Sprinkle diced beef with plain flour and season with salt and pepper.
• Heat the 2 tbsp of olive oil, in a cast-iron dish/casserole dish on high heat. Add the stewing steak and sear until just browned on all sides.
• Don't worry about bits that have stuck to the bottom of the dish we will soak these up later.Remove the cooked steak and place to one side in a bowl.
• Add 1 more tbsp of oil with the onions, carrots and swede to the pan and cook for 8 mins.
• Next, add the mushrooms for 2 mins.
• Push the vegetables to the sides and pour the red wine into the centre of the pan.The wine will loosen the stuck bits off the bottom gathering all the flavours and flour ready for thickening your casserole. This is known as deglazing.
• Add beef stock and bring to the boil
• Add Worcestershire sauce and return the beef back to the pan
• Finally, add the thyme sprigs and bay leaves.
• Put the lid on and transfer to the 150°C / 300°F oven for 2 hrs.
• Place all the plain flour, beef suet, thyme leaves, salt and pepper in a large mixing bowl.
• Add cold water and mix together with your hands until the mixture forms a sticky dough
• Roll into 8, slightly larger than golf ball sized balls
• Take the casserole dish out after 2 hours, remove the bay leaves and thyme sprigs.Place the dumplings on top of the stew and push down half way into the liquid.Replace the lid on the dish and put back in the oven for 20 mins.
• If you want a crispy top take lid off and cook for a final 10 minutes. If you prefer soft dumplings keep lid on for another 10 minutes.
• Sprinkle with some more fresh thyme and you are ready to serve!

BEEF STEW WITH DUMPLINGS

Steps:

• In a bowl, toss cubed beef with flour to coat.
• Heat 4 tablespoons butter in a heavy skillet over medium-high heat. Place flour in a bag or bowl, and add beef cubes. Toss to coat with flour. Place coated cubes in the skillet and fry until well-browned on all sides; remove from pan and set aside.
• Cook onion and garlic in same pan until tender. Return meat to pan with water, parsley, salt, pepper, and bay leaf. Reduce heat to low, cover, and simmer 1 hour, stirring occasionally and adding more water if needed. Stir in potatoes, carrots, celery, and green pepper, and continue cooking another 15 minutes. Remove the bay leaf, and stir in mushrooms.
• In a small bowl, mix together baking mix, 3 tablespoons melted butter, and milk until just blended. Drop dough by the tablespoonful into stew. Simmer, uncovered, approximately 10 minutes. Cover, and simmer 10 minutes more, or until dumplings are cooked through, but not dry.

CROCK POT- BEEF STEW WITH RED WINE AND HERB DUMPLINGS

Steps:

• Preparation:.
• Combine the beef, carrots, onions, tomatoes, thyme, pepper, mustard, mushrooms, and wine or beef broth.
• If you are using wine, use all the salt.
• If you are using beef broth you might not need it depending on the saltiness of the broth so taste it to see.
• Cover and cook on a low heat for 8 to 10 hours or a high heat for 4 or 5 hours.
• The vegetables and beef will become tender.
• Combine the flour and water and stir this slowly into the beef stew.
• For Herb Dumplings.
• Combine flour, baking powder, sage, rosemary, thyme, chives and salt in a bowl.
• Cut in butter that's been kept at room temperature or use soft margarine.
• Stir milk lightly into the flour mixture with a wooden spoon and adjust amounts to make sure that you have a moist dumpling dough.
• Drop spoonfuls of the dough on to the hot beef stew, then cover allow to cook on high for 30 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the herb dumplings comes out clean.
• Do not overcook dumplings. Dumplings may disintegrate if left to cook too long.

HEARTY BEEF STEW WITH RED WINE

Steps:

• Combine flour and pepper; coat beef cubes.
• Reserve remaining flour mixture. In 3 tablespoons of hot oil, brown beef, and remove when brown.
• Sauté onion, celery and garlic until tender.
• Return beef to pan.
• Add beef, broth, wine and spices.
• Bring to a boil, stirring occasionally.
• Reduce to simmer, cover and continue cooking for 1-3/4 hours.
• Add remaining vegetables and cook covered another 45 minutes longer or until meat and vegetables are tender, but not mushy.
• Thicken broth if necessary with 2 tablespoons of the flour mixed with 2 tablespoons water.
• Simmer until thick.

BEEF AND WINE SOUP WITH DUMPLINGS

Steps:

• In a large pot, saute onion, garlic, carrots, and celery in 2 tablespoons butter until soft, about 5 to 6 minutes. Stir in broth, wine, tomato juice, and beef. Simmer covered for 15 to 20 minutes, or until vegetables are tender. Season to taste with salt and pepper.
• In a bowl, mix 2 tablespoons butter or margarine, eggs, flour, and salt until smooth. Drop mixture into soup by small teaspoonfuls. Cover, and simmer for 10 minutes.

SLOW COOKER BEEF STEW WITH RED WINE

Steps:

• Spray a slow cooker with cooking spray and place meat inside.
• Mix flour, pepper, and salt together in a small bowl. Pour over the meat and stir to coat. Stir in potatoes, red wine, carrots, bacon, celery, onion, garlic, seasoning salt, and bay leaves.
• Cover and cook on Low for 10 to 12 hours or High for 4 to 6 hours.