Traditional Vegetable Stew

Traditional Vegetable Stew
  • Author: lennigeorge

Let's create a hearty and comforting Winter Vegetable Stew with Cheesy Dumplings. This dish is filled with a variety of colorful vegetables cooked in a flavorful tomato broth, topped with savory cheese dumplings. It's a perfect dish to warm you up on a chilly day, combining wholesome ingredients to create a satisfying meal that the whole family will enjoy.

— Constant Cookbook

Ingredients

  • 1 kilo potatoes
  • 1 small - medium celeriac
  • 1 small - medium turnip
  • 2 large carrots
  • 1 medium onion
  • 1 large courgette
  • 3 large bay leaves
  • 500 ml tomato passata
  • 500 ml water
  • glug of olive oil
  • for the dumplings
  • 100 gms vegetarian shredded suet
  • 200 grms plain flour
  • good pinch of salt
  • 5 tablespoons of red wine
  • 50 grams of cheese (any hard cheese if fine I use emmental)

Instructions

  • Peel all the vegetables and chop in large rough chunks
  • Put the olive oil and all chopped vegetables and the bay leaves into a large casserole pan keep the lid on
  • Allow the vegetables to sweat for 15 minutes, then add the passata and the water
  • Bring to boil and them simmer for one hour with the lid on
  • Mix the flour and suet, salt and cheese add the wine - enought to make the dough pliable.
  • The mix should be enough to make 8 dumplings drop onto the stew, cook on a moderate heat for a further 25 minutes
  • To finish take off the lid and put the casserole pan under a grill for a few minutes just to lightly toast the top of the dumplings

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Yield

Serves 4