Tuesday 2 August 2016

BEEF AND MUSHROOM STEW WITH DUMPLINGS

Diced stewing steak , sliced field mushrooms , garlic cloves , onions and sliced fennel bulb
All in a slow cooker  and flavoured with a mix of oyster sauce , tamari , Chinese cooking wine and enough beef stock to cover the steak and mushroom mix .
Cover and cook till the meat is tender .
30 minutes before serving place dumplings in the cooker and heat through and serve with the beef and mushroom sauce .




DUMPLINGS .......
In a small bowl, mix together 1 tbs of yeast , 1 tsp of sugar , 30gm of plain flour and 3 tbs of warm water ....
Let stand for 30 minutes .
Now mix in an extra 305 gm of all purpose flour and 2 tbs of sugar along with 1/4 tsp of salt , 1 tbs ....of oil and another 125ml of warm water .
Knead the mixture until smooth and elastic
Roll the dough into a ball , cover with plastic wrap , leave stand for 3 hours .
Knock back the dough and spread it out on a floured bench ....Sprinkle  1/2 tsp baking powder evenly over the surface .
Knead for 5 minutes .
Divide the dough into 2 even portions , place the piece you are not working with in a covered bowl .
Divide each half into 12 equal portions
Pull them out into rough circles if you are putting a filling in the centre of the dumpling , then shape into a ball around the filling otherwise just roll into ball shapes .
Place on squares of baking paper sprayed with cooking oil.
Repeat with the other 1/2 of the dough .
Then cover and let stand till doubled in size .
Now the dumplings are ready to be placed in the stew dish or placed in a steamer .however you choose to have dumplings I spray them lightly with cooking spray to stop them sticking together in the steamer or pot .
 

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