From: clams casino <cc@invalid.cc>
Newsgroups: rec.food.cooking,soc.culture.british,uk.food,uk.politics.misc,can.politics,aus.politics
Subject: Re: beef stew w/crispy dumplings
Date: Mon, 16 Dec 2024 15:32:38 -0700
Organization: A noiseless patient Spider
On 12/16/2024 3:30 PM, The Doctor wrote:
> In article <vjpven$18uua$4@dont-email.me>, clams casino <cc@invalid.cc> wrote:
>> Here's an old timey seasonal turn for all the Unfree Kingdom's colonial
>> diaspora serfs:
>>
>> https://youtu.be/H4SYCyIZYpA
>>
>> Beef Stew
>> 2lb / 1kg Beef
>> ½ltr / 1 pint Beef Stock / beef stock cubes can be used
>> ½ltr / 1 pint Strong Brown Ale or Stout
>> 2 Large Carrots
>> 1 small turnip or swede
>> 1 Large Leek
>> 1 Large Onion
>> 4 Cloves of Garlic
>> ½ tsp Dried Thyme
>> ¼ tsp Freshly Ground Pepper
>> ½ tsp Salt
>> 100g / 3½oz Plain Flour / All Purpose Flour
>> 2 heaped tsp of Corn flour or corn starch mixed with 150g of cold water
>>
>> Dumplings
>> 300g / 10½oz Self- Raising Flour
>> 2tsp Baking Powder (if you are using Plain or All Purpose Flour use 4
>> tsp of Baking Powder)
>> 175g / 6oz of full cream or semi skimmed Milk
>> 60g / 2oz of butter
>> 100g / 3½oz Beef or vegetable suet
>> 1 Large Egg
>> 100g / 3½oz Finely Chopped Leek
>>
>>
>> (oh..cast iron dutchy involved!)
>>
>> Leave the berloody lid off so those dumplings crisp smartly on top, eh!
>>
>>
>> (Janet, you the get lid-on version on so yer dentures don't come out)
>>
>> ð¦·âï¸ð¦·( ´à½` ).
>
> Trying to make politics tasty/
>
Right then, you're opting for the soft dumplings?