Beef Stew & Cheesy Dumplings Recipe

Ingredients

• 500 g shin of beef (or other braising beef/steak, boned and cut into ½ inch chunks)
• 1 large onion (roughly chopped)
• 2 carrots (sliced)
• 2 leeks (thinly sliced)
• 2 sticks celery (thinly sliced)
• 4 cloves garlic (crushed/minced)
• 3 bay leaves
• 4 sprigs fresh thyme (leaves picked (or 1tsp dried thyme))
• 2 tsp sugar
• ½ tbsp Dijon mustard
• 250 ml red wine
• 1 litre beef stock (or enough to cover the beef in the pan)
• 1 tbsp Worcestershire sauce
• 1 tbsp soy sauce
• Lard (alternatively use beef dripping or neutral cooking oil such as vegetable or rapeseed)
• Sea salt
• Freshly ground black pepper
• 150 g self-raising flour
• 75 g suet
• 1 tsp salt
• Hard cheese ((such as Cheddar, Parmesan, Gruyere, etc.), to taste)