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 possible by the rich flavour and tender beef. The soft and fluffy ...

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 ...

How do you make Beef and Guinness stew with dumplings in a slow cooker? Brown beef pieces and transfer to a slow cooker. Add ...

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 ...

Dumplings made from leftover baguettes make a great alternative to potatoes, as well as soaking up the juices from the stew. Preheat the oven to 150C/300F/Gas 2. Dust each piece of meat with flour.

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 ...