Beef Stew with Herb Dumplings
Easy to prepare stew and the dumplings sound very nice! I will have to try this. Link to the shortcut is listed in the Recipe Notes section.
Ingredients
Stew
- 3 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 onion, sliced
- 1 kilo beef, lean, cubed
- 4-5 plum tomatoes, diced
- 2 teaspoons paprika
- 1 teaspoon mixed herbs
- 2 2/3 cup water
- 2 tablespoons onion soup powder mix, OR make from a shortcut
Dumplings
- 1 cup self rising flour
- 3 1/2 tablespoons butter
- 1 teaspoon mixed herbs
- water, as needed
Instructions
Stew
- Heat oil in a pot and fry onion until clear then add beef and cook until well browned.
- Add tomatoes, paprika, and mixed herbs, and cook for 5 minutes.
- Add the water and allow to simmer for 1 hours, stirring occasionally.
- At about 30 minutes of cooking time, mix the soup powder with a little water to form a smooth paste and stir into the stew and continue simmering to thicken.
Dumplings
- Cut butter into flour with a fork until it resembles breadcrumbs and then add mixed herbs and enough water to form stiff dough.
- Divide dough into 8 dumplings, drop dumplings into stew about 30 minutes before end of cooking time. Cover and simmer until fluffy and cooked and stew is thickened.
Notes
For beef, which is the most expensive item for this recipe, is priced at 316 Baht/kilo at Tesco. If you buy from a local fresh market you can find between 150 and 250 Baht/kilo. Based on 316 Baht, for 6 meals, this is about 53 Baht or about $1.66 per meal per person, still reasonable.
Figuring the rate at 250 Baht/kilo, 6 meals would be about 42 Baht or about $1.25 per meal per person, even better.
Figuring the rate at 150 Baht/kilo, 6 meals would be about 25 Baht or about $0.75 cents per meal per person, much better!!
Served with a green salad this would make a great meal.
Shortcut: Onion Soup Mix.
Provided courtesy of good friend, Denise Georgiades.
South Africa.
South Africa.
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