NANNY DAPH’S TOMATO STEW WITH DUMPLINGS

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By Faye White

My Nan used to make this banging stew on a Sunday that the whole family would come around for. When she died it turned out that no one had the recipe, so, I spent years trying to recreate it and now I make it regularly to warm hearts. Times are tough, and the bank balance is low, so this is not only good for the tummys but also for the bank balance. Share aroha and save money!

Ingredients Directions

Stew

• 2 tbsp butter

• 2-3 tbsp plain flour 1/4 pumpkin (skin removed)

• 2 carrots

• 2 white onions

• 1 or 2 parsnips

• 2 or 3 celery sticks

3-4 potatoes

• 1 leek (all of it)

• 2 bay leaves

• Salt and Pepper

• 1 can campbells condensed tomato soup (do not substitute)

• veggie stock cubes in boiling water

• seasoning (see picture)

Dumplings

• Atora Vegetable Shredded Suet (see pic) (English section at some New Worlds)

• or Jamie Olivers Dumplings recipejamieoliver.com/recipes/bread-recipes /dumplings/

Equipment

• 1 large frying pan

• slow cooker or big croc pot for the oven

• large oven dish

Preheat oven to 180°C.

1. Put butter in a massive frying pan and heat.

2. Cut up all the veg (but set the potatoes aside).

3. Put all the veg and flour (except potatoes!) into the frying pan and cook for about 8 minutes until slightly softened, stir regularly. (You are not actually cooking them just warming them to get a thick floury buttery coating).

4. Transfer to slow cooker.

5. Add tomato soup, seasoning and veggie stock. Add boiling water until about 1 inch from the top.

6. Turn the heat on high let cook for 1.5 hours. Do not let it boil, if it’s boiling turn it down.

7. At 1.5 hours add the potatoes. Cook for another 1hr.

8. Prep your dumplings and put them in when the potatoes have had an hour.

9. Give it 30 mins more, turn the dumplings halfway.

10. If you want the dumplings to be slightly brown on top, transfer the slow cooker insert to the oven and cook with the lid off for about 10 or so mins.

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