Mutton stew with homemade dumplings

Name: Mutton stew with homemade dumplings
Yield: 6+ servings
Cuisine: British
Ingredients: 1/2 kilo mutton on the bone; 1 onion, sliced; 4 tbs plain flour*; 1 tsp salt*; 1 tsp black pepper*; 1-2 tsp dried herbs (i.e. rosemary, mixed herbs)*; 1/2 cup pearl barley; 2 large carrots, chopped; 2 parsnips, peeled and chopped; 2 medium potatoes, quartered; 1 broccoli trunk, chopped (the tough base part) optional; 1/2 cup gravy granules mixed with 1 cup boiling water; dumplings**; 1 1/2 cups self raising flour; 1/2 TSP salt; 3 TBS olive oil; Optional: ½tsp dried herbs rosemary/mixed herbs; Milk (approx ½ cup or so)

Claireywads @cook_6452601

A real warming and hearty stew perfect for the chilly November weather.

I've developed my stew recipe having studied many of the stew recipes on this cookpad app including made from easy, made-from-scratch dumplings.

Feel free to use what veg you prefer.

A real warming and hearty stew perfect for the chilly November weather.

I've developed my stew recipe having studied many of the stew recipes on this cookpad app including made from easy, made-from-scratch dumplings.

Feel free to use what veg you prefer.

Claireywads @cook_6452601

A real warming and hearty stew perfect for the chilly November weather.

I've developed my stew recipe having studied many of the stew recipes on this cookpad app including made from easy, made-from-scratch dumplings.

Feel free to use what veg you prefer.

A real warming and hearty stew perfect for the chilly November weather.

I've developed my stew recipe having studied many of the stew recipes on this cookpad app including made from easy, made-from-scratch dumplings.

Feel free to use what veg you prefer.

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Ingredients

6+ servings

1/2kilo mutton on the bone
1onion, sliced
4 tbsplain flour*
1 tspsalt*
1 tspblack pepper*
1-2 tspdried herbs (i.e. rosemary, mixed herbs)*
1/2 cuppearl barley
2large carrots, chopped
2parsnips, peeled and chopped
2medium potatoes, quartered
1broccoli trunk, chopped (the tough base part) optional
1/2 cupgravy granules mixed with 1 cup boiling water
dumplings**
1 1/2 cupsself raising flour
1/2 TSPsalt
3 TBSolive oil
Optional: ½tsp dried herbs rosemary/mixed herbs
Milk (approx ½ cup or so)

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Steps

1

Brown onions in frying pan. Add to Crockpot.
2

Mix mutton with flour and starred (*) ingredients. Pan fry meat in batches, till browned. Add to Crockpot.
3

Now add pearl barley, and veg, plus enough water to just cover everything. Set Crockpot on high for 4 hours or until meat and veg is tender. Stir in the gravy. Add additional salt/ pepper/herbs if needed.
4

DUMPLINGS: First mix flour with salt and herbs. Then drizzle in the olive oil, and mix till it looks loose and crumbly. Then carefully add just enough milk to make a soft dough. Do not over-mix. Take spoonfuls and drop into the bubbling stew and cook for 20mins till double in size.