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Beef and ale stew with dumplings
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Beef and ale stew with dumplings

23 ingredients 30 min Serves 4-6 openrecipes
Beef and ale stew with dumplings

This most traditional of slow-cooked British classics is a corker of a one-pot winter warmer.

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

1508
Calories
87g
Protein
59g
Fat
155g
Carbs

Counts 17 of 19 ingredients — the other 2 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 17 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Flour 1 cup (125g) all-purpose 455
Beef 100g cooked 250
Chicken 100g cooked 165
Milk 1 cup (244ml) whole 149
Olive Oil 1 tbsp (14g) 119
Butter 1 tbsp (14g) 102
Apple 1 medium (182g) 95
Egg 1 large egg (50g) 78
Onion 1 medium (110g) 44
Carrot 1 medium (61g) 25
Clove 1 tsp ground (2g) 7
Cinnamon 1 tsp ground (2.6g) 6
Celery 1 stalk (40g) 6
Rosemary 1 tsp dried (1.2g) 4
Bay Leaf 1 leaf (0.6g) 2
Parsley 1 tbsp chopped fresh (3.8g) 1
Salt 1 tsp (6g) 0
Star Anise not in our table 0
Rapeseed Oil not in our table 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • 2 cloves
  • ¼ cinnamon
  • 2 star anise
  • , for dusting plain flour
  • 1 tbsp salt
  • 1kg/2lb 4oz braising beef
  • 3-4 tbsp vegetable oil
  • 4 carrots
  • 2 onions
  • 4 celery
  • 3 large Bramley apples
  • 700ml/1¼ pints ale
  • 1.5 litres/2½ pints chicken stock
  • 1 bunch rosemary
  • 5 bay leaves
  • 115g/4oz fresh white breadcrumbs
  • 115g/4oz beef suet
  • 115g/4oz self-raising flour
  • pinch salt
  • 2 tbsp chopped fresh flatleaf parsley
  • 1 free-range egg
  • 2 tbsp milk
  • or melted butter, for glazing rapeseed oil

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By bbcfood · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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