Stew and dumplings made with leftovers.

January 9, 2:53 PMPasco County Food ExaminerSusan Slade

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Stew and dumplings.

This was a great meal to come home to on a cold winter's night in England. I honestly thought I wouldn't be making it in sunny, hot Florida.

Wrong. When it gets down to 70 degrees, we are cold, and it's time for a piping hot stew.

My recipe for dumplings, I used back in England, called for self raising flour, salt, suet (from the butcher), and water. Therefore I decided to cheat and use 'Jiffy' or better still, the cheaper version bought in Super Wal-Mart, called 'Quick Biscuit'.

When I make stew it is with leftover chicken, beef, or pork. It is never the same twice because whatever I have left in the fridge goes into it. I throw into the beef stock, meat, potatoes, vegetables, and a couple of English OXO beef cubes. I season it well and continue to taste it throughout cooking. I will add more seasoning if necessary.

Once the stew has boiled and starting cooking, I then put some 'quick biscuit mix' into a bowl. I never measure anything, so add water to it, until it becomes a very thick mixture. I then leave it to rise for a couple of hours. It normally doubles in size.

During this time I stir the stew to prevent it from sticking. 

Once the stew is cooked, I then put the electric burner from low, to medium high. Once the stew really starts bubbling well, I take a tablespoon and scoop out some mixture. I then drop it into the boiling stew. I continue until I have used all the mixture.

After 4 minutes I carefully turn the dumplings, making sure I don't break them, and then cook another 4 minutes on the other side.

I have been making stew and dumplings for almost 50 years, and never had a bad one. Depending on what you put in it, and the ingredients is endless, you will create a heartwarming dinner, for the family.  Just keep tasting and stirring it.  This is a no brainer dinner that anyone can make. 

If you enjoyed this recipe then you may like to check out Indian Curry, Yorkshire pudding, or Roast Potatoes.