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 16:38:53 -0700
Organization: A noiseless patient Spider
On 12/16/2024 4:11 PM, The Doctor wrote:
> In article <vjq9q5$1b4e5$1@dont-email.me>, clams casino <cc@invalid.cc> wrote:
>> 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?
>
> I love crispy!!
Brilliant then!
And they're soft inside so both masters are served.
Kirkwood knows his cookery.