Veggie Stew With Cornbread Dumplings Recipes

SLOW-COOKER LENTIL STEW WITH CORNBREAD DUMPLINGS

Steps:

• In 3- to 4-quart slow cooker, mix all stew ingredients.
• Cover; cook on Low heat setting 7 to 8 hours.
• In medium bowl, mix flour, cornmeal, baking powder and salt. Stir in milk, oil and egg just until moistened. Drop dough by spoonfuls onto hot lentil mixture. Increase heat setting to High. Cover; cook 25 to 35 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center of dumplings comes out clean.

VEGGIE STEW WITH CORNBREAD DUMPLINGS

Steps:

• 1. Put a disposable liner in your crock pot
• 2. Dice all veggies, and put everything in the crock pot except the dumpling ingredients.
• 3. Cook on low for 8 hours.
• 4. In a medium bowl combine all dumpling ingredients.Stir stew to break up squash a little.
• 5. Turn crock pot to high Drop dumpling mixture in rounded tablespoons on top of veggies.
• 6. Sprinkle paprika on top of dumplings to give them color, cover and cook 50 minutes more.
• 7. Do not lift lid the last hour of cooking.

VEGETABLE STEW WITH HERBY DUMPLINGS

Steps:

• Heat oil in a large casserole dish. Add shallots and cook for 5-6 mins until starting to soften and brown. Add leeks for 2 mins, then stir in swede, parsnips and carrots.
• Pour in barley and wine, cook until wine has reduced by half. Add stock, bay, thyme, parsley and seasoning. Cover pan, bring to the boil, then simmer for 45 mins until barley and veg are tender. Stir occasionally to stop it catching.
• Meanwhile, make the dumplings. Heat oven to 200C/180C fan/gas 6. Rub flour and butter together to form breadcrumbs. Add remaining ingredients and mix well. Sprinkle over 2 tbsp water, mix to form a soft dough. Divide into six and roll into balls. Dot on top of stew and transfer to oven. Cook, uncovered, for 20-25 mins until dumplings are golden.

SLOW COOKER VEGETABLE STEW WITH CHEDDAR DUMPLINGS

Steps:

• Set the slow cooker to low. Heat 1 tbsp of the oil in a frying pan and fry the carrots for 5 mins until just golden, then tip into the slow cooker.
• Heat the remaining oil in the pan and fry the leeks with a pinch of salt for 5 mins until soft. Add the garlic and stir in the flour. Gradually add the stock, stirring, until the flour has dissolved and there are no lumps. Bring to the boil, then tip into the slow cooker. Add the courgettes, beans and herbs, topping up with water to cover the veg, if needed. Cover and cook for 4 hrs.
• To make the dumplings, tip the flour into a bowl and stir in the suet or butter until evenly distributed. Add the cheese, parsley, ½ tsp cracked black pepper and a pinch of salt. Mix in 3-4 tbsp cold water with your hands to make a soft, slightly sticky dough (add a little more water if needed). Divide into six and roll into balls.
• Add the crème fraîche, mustard, broad beans or peas and spinach to the slow cooker and turn it to high. Arrange the dumplings over the stew, cover and cook for 1-2 hrs more until firm and doubled in size. Scatter with parsley and serve. Will keep for up to three days in the fridge or in the freezer for up to three months.

VEGGIE STEW WITH CORNBREAD DUMPLINGS

Steps:

• 1. Put a disposable liner in the slow cooker, add all ingredients except for dumplings, give a stir.
• 2. Cook on low for 6 to 8hours
• 3. Turn on high, mix all dumpling ingredients, drop by rounded teaspoons, sprinkle with paprika. Keep covered for 20 minutes, do not open cover.
• 4. When dumplings are cooked through, serve on top of stew with a dollop of sour cream and shredded cheddar cheese

PORK RIB STEW WITH SAGE CORNMEAL DUMPLINGS

Steps:

• Set oven rack about 6 inches from the heat source and preheat the oven's broiler.
• Arrange pork pieces one layer deep in a large baking pan. Broil, stirring often, until meat is browned, about 10 minutes. Pour off and discard the fat.
• Heat vegetable oil in a Dutch oven or large skillet over medium heat. Stir in onions; cook and stir until the onions have softened and turned translucent, about 5 minutes. Add garlic and cook, stirring frequently, until the garlic is fragrant but not brown, 2 minutes more.
• Stir in potatoes and cook for 5 minutes. Pour in water, beef bouillon, sliced carrots, chili powder, marjoram, 1/2 teaspoon thyme, bay leaves, nutmeg, 1 teaspoon salt, and pepper. Bring to a boil, then reduce the heat and cover. Simmer until the meat and all of the vegetables are tender, about 3 hours.
• To make the Sage-Cornmeal Dumplings: combine flour, cornmeal, sugar, baking powder, sage, 1/4 teaspoon thyme, and 1/2 teaspoon salt in a large bowl. Cut in the shortening until the mixture resembles a coarse meal. Add milk all at once, stirring just until the mixture holds together.
• When the stew is ready, remove the bay leaves. Bring the stew to a gentle boil over medium-low heat. Drop the dumplings by rounded spoonfuls evenly over the surface. Cover the pot and boil for 12 minutes, until the dumplings are cooked through. Ladle the dumplings into soup bowls and top with lots of stew.