Oven cooked Irish stew and dumplings

Miss Fluffy's Cooking (Angie's Italian Cooking)
Miss Fluffy's Cooking (Angie's Italian Cooking) @missfluffy
Italy

Hearty stew with homemade dumplings, confort food at its best. Great for those cold nights. Irish stew is made with lamb mince. There are of course, family variations. In Italy I can't get suet, so I made my dumplings with butter, just as nice! #stew #irish #comfortfood

Oven cooked Irish stew and dumplings

Hearty stew with homemade dumplings, confort food at its best. Great for those cold nights. Irish stew is made with lamb mince. There are of course, family variations. In Italy I can't get suet, so I made my dumplings with butter, just as nice! #stew #irish #comfortfood

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Ingredients

2.5 hours
2 generously
  1. 2leeks
  2. 2potatoes
  3. 2carrots
  4. 200 glamb mince
  5. 2bay leaves
  6. 1 litrestock - I used chicken but veg or beef is good
  7. Salt and pepper to taste
  8. Dumplings:
  9. 60 gself raising flour
  10. 20 gCOLD butter
  11. Just enough cold water to make a sticky dough

Cooking Instructions

2.5 hours
  1. 1

    Preheat oven to 160 degrees Celsius. Chop the leek and put in a casserole dish. Add the hot stock and bay leaves. Cover and pop in the oven for about 40 minutes. Meanwhile, brown off the mince without oil. Drain any fat and set a side

  2. 2

    Peel and chop potatoes and carrots into good sized chunks. Add to the casserole dish along with the mince. Season to taste. Cover and pop back in the oven again for about another hour.

  3. 3

    Meanwhile make your dumplings. Put flour in a bowl. Add butter and rub between your fingers until you get fine breadcrumbs. Then using a teaspoon, add water a little at a time, mixing until you get a sticky dough. Don't use your hands, use two spoons to form balls and add to the stew.

  4. 4

    Cover and pop back in the oven for final time for about 40 minutes. Enjoy 😊

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