Navajo Bison & Corn Dumpling Stew – Wild Idea Buffalo

Ingredients

• 2 lbs. Bison Stew Meat
• 1 tsp salt
• 1 tsp pepper
• 3 tbsp olive oil
• 1 large onion, chopped
• 4 celery stalks with leaves, sliced, divide into 2 piles
• 2 tsp chili powder
• 1 tsp cumin
• 1 tsp ground coriander
• 1 ½ quarts vegetable stock or organic chicken stock
• 3 tbsp tomato paste
• 4 red potatoes, cubed (can substitute yams)
• 5 carrots, halved and sliced
• ½ cup yellow cornmeal
• ½ cup all-purpose flour
• 1 tsp baking powder
• ½ tsp salt
• 1 tsp ground sage
• 2 tbsp cold butter
• ½ cup frozen whole kernel corn
• 1/2 cup 2% milk