Hearty Beef Stew with Homemade Dumplings

Name: Hearty Beef Stew with Homemade Dumplings
Total time: 220 min
Yield: 2
Ingredients: 1 tbsp extra-virgin olive oil; 2 lbs cubed beef stew meat; 1 onion, coarsely chopped; 2 tsp steak seasoning (such as Montreal Steak Seasoning®); 2 celery stalks, each cut into 4 pieces; 6 cups water, or as needed; 4 packages dry brown gravy mix; 4 carrots, peeled and quartered; 1 turnip, peeled and quartered; 7 potatoes, peeled and quartered; 1.5 cups all-purpose flour; 2 tsp baking powder; 0.75 tsp salt; 3 tbsp shortening; 0.75 cup milk

A comforting beef stew packed with veggies, topped with fluffy dumplings. Perfect for a chilly night!

Recipe Info

Prep Time

220 min

Difficulty

Easy

Servings

Nutrition

calories515kcal

carbohydrates65g

fat15g

fiber7g

protein30g

sodium1261mg

sugar5g

Dinner American

Ingredients

1 tbsp extra-virgin olive oil

2 lbs cubed beef stew meat

1 onion, coarsely chopped

2 tsp steak seasoning (such as Montreal Steak Seasoning®)

2 celery stalks, each cut into 4 pieces

6 cups water, or as needed

4 packages dry brown gravy mix

4 carrots, peeled and quartered

1 turnip, peeled and quartered

7 potatoes, peeled and quartered

1.5 cups all-purpose flour

2 tsp baking powder

0.75 tsp salt

3 tbsp shortening

0.75 cup milk

Directions

Heat oil in a large pot over medium-high heat. Add beef, onion, and 1 tsp steak seasoning. Stir well and sprinkle with the remaining 1 tsp steak seasoning. Cook until beef is browned (about 10 mins).

Pour in 2 cups water, enough to cover the ingredients. Bring to a boil, scrape the bottom of the pan, then reduce heat, and let it simmer for 2 hours until the beef is tender.

Remove beef and celery pieces from the pot; discard celery. In a bowl, whisk gravy mix with 4 cups water. Add the gravy mixture back into the pot, bring to a boil, and stir beef in.

Add carrots, turnip, and potatoes. Cover and simmer for 20 mins (for carrots and turnip) and an additional 20 mins (for potatoes).

For the dumplings: Mix flour, baking powder, and salt. Cut in shortening with a pastry cutter or two knives until crumbly. Stir in milk to form a dough.

Drop heaping tablespoons of dumpling dough onto the stew in the pot. Cover and simmer for 20 mins (do not peek).

Reserve 2 cups of gravy, then pour the rest back over the dumplings. Stir lightly and serve.