For the coldest wintry evenings, tuck into a rich beef stew with fluffy dumplings to warm you right down to your toes. Preheat the oven to 180C/350F/Gas 4. For the beef stew, heat the oil and ...

Beef stew and dumplings are a classic dish enjoyed worldwide. It is known for its hearty and comforting appeal, which is made ...

If the stew is being cooked in the oven, allow around 30 minutes for the dumplings to cook. Put the seasoned flour in a plastic bag, add the beef cubes and toss to coat. Heat the oil over a ...

Tip the onion mixture into the casserole dish with the beef and stir together ... remove the stew from the oven. After 1½ hours make the dumplings, by placing the flour, salt, suet, parsley ...

Coat the beef in seasoned flour and fry in batches ... Season with salt and pepper based on your preference. Then, add the dumplings to the top of the stew in the casserole dish and pop it in ...

Gordon Ramsay's beef and ale stew with mustard dumplings is just the ticket. It's a straightforward recipe that's ideal for snuggling up at home. Chances are you've got most of the ingredients ...

Add the dried kidney beans, garlic, allspice and 5 cups of water to a large pot or Dutch oven, and bring to a simmer.

What suet actually is, is the hard white fat that surrounds the kidneys and loins, of beef or sheep ... For enough dumplings for 6, allowing 2 each in a soup or a stew, use 150g of self-raising ...

The winner was Andrew Barklem and he made a 'Scouse' beef stew, a traditional dish in Liverpool, with dumplings. Eve Stebbing, the event founder, said: "It is wonderful to see that the ...