Nutrition balance score
Good
Glycemic Index
69
Moderate
Glycemic Load
41
High
Nutrition per serving
Calories633.3 kcal (32%)
Total Fat29 g (41%)
Carbs59 g (23%)
Sugars8.7 g (10%)
Protein34.5 g (69%)
Sodium1045.9 mg (52%)
Fiber6.3 g (22%)
% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet
Ingredients
4 servings
1onion
chopped
2carrots
really, big, halved lengthways then very chunkily sliced
5bay leaves
2thyme sprigs
1 whole and 1 leaves picked
1 Tbspvegetable oil
1 Tbspbutter
2 Tbspplain flour
2 Tbsptomato purée
1beef stock cubes
crumbled
500gstewing beef
featherblade or brisket works nicely, cut into nice large chunks
2sweet potatoes
0.5swede
Dumplings
Instructions
Step 1
Heat oven to 160C/140C fan/gas 3 and put the kettle on.
Step 2
Put 2 thickly sliced celery sticks, 1 chopped onion, 2 chunkily sliced carrots, 5 bay leaves and 1 whole thyme sprig in a flameproof casserole dish with 1 tbsp vegetable oil and 1 tbsp butter.
Step 3
Soften for 10 mins, then stir in 2 tbsp plain flour until it doesn’t look dusty anymore, followed by 2 tbsp tomato purée, 2 tbsp Worcestershire sauce and 2 crumbled beef stock cubes.
Step 4
Gradually stir in 600ml hot water, then tip in 850g stewing beef and bring to a gentle simmer.
Step 5
Cover and cook for 2hrs on a low simmer, add sweet potatoes for the last 30 mins and and dumplings for the last 20 mins, ensure the lid is on and do not stir once the dumplings are in
Step 6
Garnish with the picked leaves of the remaining thyme sprig.
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