Tender pieces of beef coupled with dumplings in a rich sauce. Sounds delicious, right?

Serves 6

You’ll need:

For the dumplings – 250g flour; 2ml baking powder; 2ml salt; 60g margarine; 50ml cold water.

For the stew – 1kg stewing steak, cubed; 25ml sunflower oil; 2 large onions, chopped; 4 carrots, peeled & thinly sliced; 1 packet Royco Beef & Vegetable Soup; 600ml water.

How to:

Sift the flour, baking powder and salt into a bowl. Rub in the margarine, add the water and mix into a soft dough.

Heat oil, brown onions, then add the stewing steak and brown.

Add the soup powder mixed with 600 ml water. Cover and simmer gently for an hour.

Uncover and add the carrots. Carefully drop the dumpling batter on top by the teaspoonful. Cover and continue to cook for approximately 30 minutes.

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