Beef Stew with Dumplings

Name: Beef Stew with Dumplings
Ingredients: 2 tablespoons green seasoning; 1½ pounds stew beef, cut into 1-inch cubes; 2 tablespoons sugar; 2 tablespoons canola oil; 2 cloves garlic, finely chopped; 1 large onion, thinly sliced; 2 teaspoons soy sauce; ¾ cup dark beer; 1 bay leaf; 2 teaspoons Worcestershire sauce; ½ teaspoon coarse salt; ½ teaspoon hot pepper sauce; 2 cups beef stock or water, or more as needed; 2 cups beef stock or water, or more as needed; ½ cup all-purpose flour; ½ cup cornmeal; Pinch of coarse salt

Preparation info

Serves:
4 to 6

Difficulty
Medium

Appears in

Sweet Hands

By Ramin Ganeshram

Published 2018

About

Caramelized sugar for browning the meat adds a rich body to this dish, while dumplings make it a complete meal—perfect for a cold day!

Ingredients

Stew

1½ pounds stew beef, cut into 1-inch cubes
2 tablespoons green seasoning

Stew
Main course

Method

Make Stew

1 Mix the beef with the green seasoning and refrigerate for 2 hours.

2 Heat the oil in a heavy-bottomed pot. Add the sugar and cook until dark brown. Add the seasoned beef and stir well to coat. Cook for 5 minutes, stirring constantly. Add the onion and garlic, and cook for 5 minutes more. Stir in the beer, soy sauce, Worcestershire sauce,