Beef goulash with herb dumplings

Ingredients

• Beef goulash
• 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
• 1 1/2 kilograms chuck steak, cut into 3cm pieces
• 2 large onions, sliced
• 2 tablespoons sweet paprika
• 1/4 cup plain flour
• 2 tablespoons tomato paste
• 400 grams can chopped tomatoes
• 1 litre beef stock
• fresh thyme sprigs, to serve
• Herb dumplings
• 1 1/2 cups self-raising flour
• 60 grams butter, chopped
• 2 teaspoons thyme leaves
• 1 tablespoon parsley, chopped
• 1/2 - 1/3 cup milk