Beef Stew with Dumplings

This is pure unadulterated comfort food. Very easy to make, and thoroughly delicious.

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   Stew:
   1. put a few tablespoons of flour, salt & pepper into a large bowl; throw in the stewing steak and mix around
   2. in a hob-to-oven casserole dish, fry onions for a bit in olive oil, add the steak and roughly brown
   3. add eg carrots celery turnips garlic pots swede... anything you like, roughly chopped
   4. add beer and stock-cubed boiling water (equal measures) to nearly cover
   5. add bouquet garni, grain mustard (redcurrant jelly, whatever....)
   
   bring to boil then cover and into 140C oven for 2+ hrs
   
   Almost any ingredients, cooked slowly, will give you the most delicious stew...
   
   Dumplings:
   1. half an Atora packet made to packet instructions adding salt, pepper, herbs, grated cheese - makes roughly 16 (very quick, very easy)
   2. about half an hour before eating, through into the stew, splashing liquid from stew over top of dumplings
   3. return to the oven uncovered until done (~ half hour)
   
   YUM YUM