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10/02/2008: Mince & Dumplings
Ingredients
Mince
- 450g minced beef
- 250g beef stock or water
- 1 large onion, finely chopped
- 1 large carrot, finely chopped
- 1 tbsp tomato puree
- 4 strands thyme
- small bunch parsley
- 1 tbsp Worcester sauce
- 1 tbsp sunflower oil
Dumplings
- 150g plain flour
- 75g suet
- salt
- pepper
Method
Heat the sunflower oil in a pan and fry the onion and beef until brown. Add the carrot, tomato puree, Worcester sauce, herbs and stock. Leave to simmer while you prepare the dumplings.
Preheat an over to 200°C.
Mix the suet, flour and seasoning in a large bowl. Add a little water and work into a heavy dough. The dough shouldn’t be particularly sticky — add a little flour if it is.
Divide the dough up into eight pieces and roll them into balls.
Transfer the beef mix to a casserole dish. Place the dough balls on top of the beef mixture. They shouldn’t sink in too far. Bake for about 35 minutes, uncovered.
Comments
Comment 001
That sounds great. Since I’m in the US, I had to look up mince, but, now that I know it’s called Ground Beef here, I’m going to make this - maybe Sunday. I think my little one will like this a lot, and there’ll be enough left for me to take for lunch and/or freeze for later.
Date: Friday, 15th February 2008, 9:21am (UTC)
Comment 006
Hi Tobs,
I can’t belive you are 6th for “Mince and Dumplings” in Google! I just wanted to check the recipe as I’m making this tomorrow night for some friends. Hope all is well.
-Mike
Date: Monday, 13th October 2008, 9:35pm (UTC)
Comment 088
i love this recipe, i now substitute the stock for strong ale, and flour the mince before frying for a thicker different tasting gravy (wouldn’t say tastier as its personal preference) thanks toby
Date: Saturday, 3rd January 2009, 3:49pm (UTC)
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