Beef and Onion Stew with Soda Bread Dumplings
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Ingredients
- 700 g braising beef, diced
- 3 onions, thinly sliced
- 2 carrots, sliced
- 900 ml beef stock
- 150 g self-raising flour
- 100 ml buttermilk
- 2 bay leaves
Nutrition (per serving)
- Calories
- 484 kcal
- Protein
- 43.1 g
- Carbohydrate
- 40.5 g
- of which sugars
- 10.8 g
- Fat
- 16 g
- of which saturates
- 6.1 g
- Fibre
- 3.9 g
- Salt
- 2.40 g
Estimated from typical values for each ingredient — a guide, not a substitute for the label on what you actually buy.
Method
- 1
Heat a large casserole and brown the beef in batches for 10 minutes, then lift out.
- 2
Add the onions and cook for 12-15 minutes until deep golden and soft, then return the beef with the carrots, bay leaves and beef stock.
- 3
Cover and simmer gently for 1 hour until the beef is almost tender.
- 4
Mix the self-raising flour with the buttermilk and a pinch of salt to a soft dough, then shape into 8 small dumplings.
- 5
Drop the dumplings onto the stew, cover and cook for a further 15-20 minutes until the beef is tender and cooked through with no pink remaining and the dumplings are fluffy.
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