Beef Stew with Garlic Parsley Dumplings

This stew paired with delicious melt in your mouth dumplings is the perfect heart warming meal for those extra cold days. 

Yield: Makes about 8 cups

Beef Stew with Garlic Parsley Dumplings

Ingredients

  • 3 tbsp canola oil, divided
  • 1 lb (0.5 kg) stewing beef, cubed
  • 1 cup chopped carrots
  • 1 cup chopped celery
  • 1 cup chopped yellow onion
  • 2 tsp cloves garlic, finely chopped
  • 2 tbsp tomato paste
  • ½ cup red wine
  • ¼ cup all-purpose flour
  • 6 cups no-salt-added beef broth
  • 1 tbsp apple cider vinegar
  • 1 tbsp liquid honey
  • 2 bay leaves
  • 1 tsp dried thyme, crumbled
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1 tsp freshly ground pepper
  • 2 cup unpeeled quartered yellow baby potatoes
  • Garlic Parsley Dumplings

Directions

  1. Heat 2 tbsp oil in a Dutch oven over medium-high heat. Sear beef until browned, about 5 – 6 minutes. Remove beef and set aside.
  2. Add remaining oil to Dutch oven. Sauté carrots, celery and onion until softened, about 3 – 4 minutes.
  3. Add garlic and cook for an additional 30 seconds. Stir in tomato paste; cook for 1 minute.
  4. Pour in wine and simmer, loosening browned bits, until reduced by three-quarters, about 1 minute.
  5. Add flour and cook, stirring, for 1 minute.
  6. Add beef, broth, vinegar, honey, bay leaves, thyme, salt and pepper. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer, uncovered, stirring occasionally, for 30 minutes.
  7. Discard bay leaves. Add potatoes and simmer, covered, for 15 minutes.
  8. Add in dumplings and recover; cook until potatoes are tender and dumplings are cooked through, about 15 minutes.
Nutritional analysis per 1 cup:
276 calories, 9.9 g fat, 18.3 g protein, 27.3 g carbohydrate, 2.4 g fibre, 855 mg sodium
Garlic Parsley Dumplings

Ingredients

  • 1 cup all-purpose flour
  • 2 tbsp chopped fresh Italian parsley
  • 2 cloves garlic, finely chopped
  • 1½ tsp baking powder
  • ½ tsp salt
  • ½ tsp freshly ground pepper
  • ½ cup milk (2%)
  • 2 tbsp melted salted butter

Directions

  1. Combine flour, parsley, garlic, baking powder, salt and pepper in a medium bowl.
  2. Add milk and butter; stir until combined.
  3. Drop 1 tbsp dollops evenly on top of Beef Stew.
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