Beef & Ale Stew with Herby Dumplings - Deliciously Yorkshire

Ingredients

• 3 tbsp Yorkshire Rapeseed Oil
• 500g diced beef – shin, skirt or leg
• 1 tsp dried mixed herbs
• Salt and pepper
• 1 onion, roughly chopped
• 2 cloves garlic, crushed
• 1 bulb fennel, roughly chopped
• 3 carrots, peeled and cut into 2cm chunks
• 2 tbsp plain flour
• 300ml beef stock
• 1 tbsp tomato puree
• 300ml Wold Top Shepherd’s Watch Ale
• 150g self-raising flour
• 70g suet
• 1 tsp mixed herbs
• Water