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   clams casino to The Doctor   
   Re: beef stew w/crispy dumplings   
   16 Dec 24 16:38:53   
   
   XPost: rec.food.cooking, uk.food, uk.politics.misc   
   XPost: can.politics, aus.politics   
   From: cc@invalid.cc   
      
   On 12/16/2024 4:11 PM, The Doctor wrote:   
   > In article , clams casino     
   wrote:   
   >> On 12/16/2024 3:30 PM, The Doctor wrote:   
   >>> In article , clams casino   
   >>  wrote:   
   >>>> Here's an old timey seasonal turn for all the Unfree Kingdom's colonial   
   >>>> diaspora serfs:   
   >>>>   
   >>>> https://youtu.be/H4SYCyIZYpA   
   >>>>   
   >>>> Beef Stew   
   >>>> 2lb / 1kg Beef   
   >>>> ½ltr / 1 pint Beef Stock / beef stock cubes can be used   
   >>>> ½ltr / 1 pint Strong Brown Ale or Stout   
   >>>> 2 Large Carrots   
   >>>> 1 small turnip or swede   
   >>>> 1 Large Leek   
   >>>> 1 Large Onion   
   >>>> 4 Cloves of Garlic   
   >>>> ½ tsp Dried Thyme   
   >>>> ¼ tsp Freshly Ground Pepper   
   >>>> ½ tsp Salt   
   >>>> 100g / 3½oz Plain Flour / All Purpose Flour   
   >>>> 2 heaped tsp of Corn flour or corn starch mixed with 150g of cold water   
   >>>>   
   >>>> Dumplings   
   >>>> 300g / 10½oz Self- Raising  Flour   
   >>>> 2tsp Baking Powder (if you are using Plain or All Purpose Flour  use 4   
   >>>> tsp of Baking Powder)   
   >>>> 175g / 6oz  of full cream or semi skimmed Milk   
   >>>> 60g / 2oz of butter   
   >>>> 100g / 3½oz  Beef or vegetable suet   
   >>>> 1 Large Egg   
   >>>> 100g / 3½oz Finely Chopped Leek   
   >>>>   
   >>>>   
   >>>> (oh..cast iron dutchy involved!)   
   >>>>   
   >>>> Leave the berloody lid off so those dumplings crisp smartly on top, eh!   
   >>>>   
   >>>>   
   >>>> (Janet, you the get lid-on version on so yer dentures don't come out)   
   >>>>   
   >>>> 🦷⚕️🦷( ´ཀ` ).   
   >>>   
   >>> Trying to make politics tasty/   
   >>>   
   >>   
   >> Right then, you're opting for the soft dumplings?   
   >   
   > I love crispy!!   
      
   Brilliant then!   
      
   And they're soft inside so both masters are served.   
      
   Kirkwood knows his cookery.   
      
   --- SoupGate-DOS v1.05   
    * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)   

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