Crock Pot Irish Stew With Dumplings

Recipe By:
Shefali
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  • Total Time 405 min Ico-add
  • Yield 6 Servings
  • Level Medium

A traditional Irish Beef Stew slow cooked to perfection in a Crock Pot, hearty and warm with the pillow like texture of fluffy dumplings.
 

Ingredients

  • 3/4 pound beef, cut into cubes
  • 3/4 cup plain flour (all purpose)
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 2 tablespoon oil
  • 1/4 cup carrot
  • 1/4 cup turnip
  • 1/4 cup onion
  • 3/4 cup diced potato
  • 2 1/2 cups boiling water
  • Salt and pepper to taste
  • Dumplings:
  • 1/2 cup plain flour sifted (all purpose)
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 3/4 teaspoon baking powder
  • 3/4 tablespoon shortening
  • 1/4 cup milk
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Directions

  1. 1. Dredge beef cubes in a mixture of the flour and salt and brown meat in oil, set aside.
  2. 2. Place remaining ingredients in crockpot. Add browned beef. Do not stir. Cover, cook on LOW about 5 hours.
  3. 3. When meat is tender, remove meat and vegetables from crockpot. Mix 3 tablespoons flour to 3 tablespoons water (plus dashes of salt and pepper) in a cup until the mixture resembles paste. Stir into liquid in crockpot. Add 1 teaspoon instant coffee (to make the gravy turn brown). When liquid is heated, return meat and vegetables to heat. Add dumplings and cook for one more hour.
  4. Dumplings:
  5. 4. Sift together flour, salt and baking powder. Cut in shortening.
  6. 5. Gradually add milk; mix until smooth.
  7. 6. Drop by tablespoons into hot stew. Cover. Cook for last hour .