This hearty plate of stew, dumplings, and mashed potato is the ultimate comfort food — rich, savoury, and warming. Packed with tender beef, root vegetables, fluffy suet dumplings, and creamy mash, it’s a British classic perfect for chilly days or Sunday dinners.
Ingredients
For the stew:
500g stewing beef, cut into chunks
2 tbsp plain flour
2 tbsp vegetable oil
1 large onion, chopped
2 garlic cloves, minced
3 carrots, sliced
2 leeks or celery stalks, sliced
200g baby potatoes
2 tbsp tomato paste
500ml beef stock
1 tbsp Worcestershire sauce
1 tsp dried thyme
Salt and pepper, to taste
For the dumplings:
200g self-raising flour
100g shredded suet (beef or vegetable)
Cold water, to mix
Pinch of salt
For the mashed potato:
800g potatoes, peeled and chopped
50g butter
50ml milk
Salt, to taste
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