Beef Stew & Dumplings | Lazy Cooking

Ingredients

• ***For the stew:***
• 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
• 1 onion, roughly chopped
• 1 (2 1/2-pound) braising steak, such as boneless chuck or flank, cut into 1 1/2-inch-thick chunks
• all-purpose flour, to taste
• 2 medium parsnips, cut into 1-inch-thick pieces
• 2 medium carrots, cut into 1-inch-thick pieces
• 1 large leek, cleaned and cut into 1/2-inch-thick slices
• 3 tablespoons tomato purèe
• 7 ounces red wine
• 1 pint beef stock, plus more, to taste
• 3 fresh rosemary sprigs
• salt, to taste
• pepper, to taste
• ***For the dumplings:***
• 1/2 cup self-rising flour
• 5 tablespoons suet, can substitute vegetable shortening
• 1 tablespoon dried parsley
• 1/2 cup cold water