
How To Make Mince and Dumplings
Loaded with mouthwatering flavors, this mince and dumplings recipe serves a filling dish made with dumplings-topped ground beef and tomato sauce.
Serves:
Ingredients
- 1tbspvegetable oil
- 1lbground beef,80/20
- 8ozyellow onion,finely diced
- 2celery sticks,finely diced
- 5ozcarrot,finely diced
- 2garlic cloves,peeled, finely chopped
- ½tspsalt
- ¼tspground black pepper
- 2tbsptomato paste
- 5ozred wine
- 14oztomatoes,chopped and canned
- 1½cupsbeef stock
- 1tbspworcestershire sauce
- 1bay leaf
For Dumplings:
- 1cupall-purpose flour
- 2½ozvegetable shortening
- ¼tspsalt
- 2tspfresh parsley,chopped, for garnish
Instructions
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To a large sauce pan with a lid, add the vegetable oil over medium heat.
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Add the ground beef and brown. Add the onions and cook for about 5 minutes until they start to soften. Add the celery, carrots, and garlic, cook for 1-minute while stirring.
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Add the salt, pepper, and tomato paste and stir to combine.
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Stir in the wine. Mix well and scrape any brown bits from the bottom of the pan, then simmer for 1 minute.
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Add the chopped tomatoes, beef stock, Worcestershire sauce and bay leaf.
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Turn up the heat and bring to a simmer and cook for 15 minutes while making the dumplings.
Dumplings:
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Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F.
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To a bowl, add the flour, salt and shortening. Use a fork to mash the shortening into the flour until it looks like large breadcrumbs.
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Slowly pour in 1 cup of cold water until turns into a soft, spongy dough.
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Remove the bay leaf from the beef and vegetables.
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Flour hands and form the dough into 8 balls. Place them evenly on top of the minced meat.
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Cover the pan and bake for 10 minutes. Remove the lid and bake for 30 minutes further until the dumplings are browned and cooked.
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Serve garnished with chopped parsley. Enjoy!
Nutrition
- Calories:Â 708.45kcal
- Fat:Â 44.73g
- Saturated Fat:Â 8.99g
- Trans Fat:Â 1.36g
- Monounsaturated Fat:Â 12.68g
- Polyunsaturated Fat:Â 1.49g
- Carbohydrates:Â 42.08g
- Fiber:Â 5.33g
- Sugar:Â 16.04g
- Protein:Â 26.95g
- Cholesterol:Â 80.51mg
- Sodium:Â 845.02mg
- Calcium:Â 100.52mg
- Potassium:Â 1165.57mg
- Iron:Â 5.28mg
- Vitamin A: 355.93µg
- Vitamin C:Â 24.17mg
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