Hairy Bikers Mince and Dumplings Recipe
Craving cozy British stew? This Hairy Bikers Mince and Dumplings Recipe warms souls. Rich beef mince gravy with fluffy herb dumplings.
Ingredients
- 500 g beef mince.
- 2 onions chopped.
- 2 carrots diced.
- 2 celery sticks chopped.
- 2 garlic cloves minced.
- 2 tbsp tomato puree.
- 500 ml beef stock.
- 2 tbsp Worcestershire sauce.
- 2 bay leaves.
- 2 tbsp vegetable oil.
- Salt pepper taste.200g self-raising flour.
- 100 g shredded suet.
- 1 tbsp fresh parsley chopped.
- 120 ml cold water.
- Pinch salt.
Instructions
Heat Oil Brown Meat
- Warm oil casserole. Brown mince all sides. 5 mins high heat.
Soften Chopped Veg
- Add onions, carrots, celery. Cook soft 8 mins medium.
Add Garlic Flavor
- Stir garlic tomato puree. Cook 2 mins fragrant aroma.
Deglaze with Sauce
- Pour Worcestershire sauce. Scrape pan bits flavor base.
Add Stock Simmer
- Pour beef stock. Add bay leaves. Bring simmer gentle.
Slow Cook Tender
- Lid on. Oven 160°C 90 mins. Mince melts tender.
Check Seasoning Taste
- Remove bay leaves. Taste adjust salt pepper needed.
Mix Dry Dumpling Ingredients
- Flour salt suet parsley bowl. Mix dry fork light.
Add Water Form Dough
- Pour cold water gradual. Mix soft dough forms gently.
Shape Dumpling Balls
- Roll tablespoon-sized balls. 8 even dumplings total.
Place Dumplings Stew
- Drop carefully hot stew surface. Don't stir under.
Cover Steam Fluffy
- Lid tight. Simmer 25 mins. Dumplings double size.
Check Dumplings Done
- Cut one test. Fluffy steamed center no raw dough.
Serve Immediately Hot
- Ladle stew dumplings bowls. Garnish extra parsley.
- Perfect how to make Hairy Bikers Mince and Dumplings. Comfort bowl ready!
Notes
- Brown mince properly. Maillard reaction deepens flavor.
- Low slow cooking tenderizes budget beef cuts.
- Cold water dumplings. Warm makes tough chewy.
- Variation: Lamb mince shepherd's pie style.
- Peas handful last minute. Sweet pop color.
- Gluten-free flour xanthan gum. Same steps.
- Instant pot 25 mins high pressure works.