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How to Make Mom's Hearty Beef Stew with Dumplings - A Step-by-Step Guide

There's nothing quite like a warm and comforting bowl of beef stew, and this recipe for Mom's Hearty Beef Stew with Dumplings is sure to become a staple in your household. This classic dish is a labor of love, simmered low and slow to develop rich and deep flavors that will have your family coming back for seconds.

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Ingredients

  • 1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil
  • 2 pounds cubed beef stew meat
  • 1 onion, coarsely chopped
  • 2 teaspoons steak seasoning (such as Montreal Steak Seasoning®), divided
  • 2 stalks celery, each cut into 4 pieces
  • 6 cups water, divided, or as needed
  • 4 (.85 ounce) packages dry brown gravy mix
  • 4 carrots, peeled and quartered
  • 1 small turnip, peeled and quartered
  • 7 potatoes, peeled and quartered
  • 1 ½ cups all-purpose flour
  • 2 teaspoons baking powder
  • ¾ teaspoon salt
  • 3 tablespoons shortening
  • ¾ cup milk

Information

  • Prep Time: 30 mins
  • Cook Time: 3 hrs 10 mins
  • Total Time: 3 hrs 40 mins
  • Servings: 8

  • Prepare the stew: Heat oil in a large heavy pot or Dutch oven over medium-high heat until oil is shimmering. Add in beef and onion. Sprinkle with 1 teaspoon steak seasoning. Stir meat and onions well and sprinkle with remaining 1 teaspoon steak seasoning. Add celery; cook and stir until meat is browned, about 10 minutes.
  • Pour in 2 cups water, or as needed to just cover meat, onion, and celery. Bring to a boil and stir and scrape browned bits of flavor from the bottom of the pan. Cover, reduce heat, and simmer until the beef is very tender, about 2 hours.
  • Remove meat and celery pieces from the pan. Set meat aside and discard celery.
  • Whisk together gravy mix with 4 cups water in a bowl. Add gravy mixture to the juices in the pot, bring to a boil, and stir meat back into the gravy mixture.
  • Stir in carrots and turnip, cover, and simmer for 20 minutes. Stir in potatoes, cover, and simmer for an additional 20 minutes.
  • Make the dumplings: Mix flour, baking powder, and salt in a bowl. Cut shortening into flour mixture with a pastry cutter or two knives until the mixture looks crumbly. Pour in milk and lightly stir the mixture just until it combines to form a dough.
  • Remove 2 cups of gravy from the pot and reserve. Drop dumplings by heaping tablespoon onto the meat and vegetables in the pot, cover, and simmer for 20 minutes (do not peek until the time is up).
  • Pour reserved gravy back over the dumplings, stir lightly, and serve.

    • Nutrition

    515 cal.

    • Total Fat: 15g
    • Saturated Fat: 5g
    • Cholesterol: 62mg
    • Sodium: 1261mg
    • Total Carbohydrate: 65g
    • Dietary Fiber: 7g
    • Total Sugars: 5g
    • Protein: 30g
    • Vitamin C: 42mg
    • Calcium: 173mg
    • Iron: 5mg
    • Potassium: 1306mg

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    Stew recipes
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