BBC Food - Recipes - Beef and ale stew with dumplings

Ingredients

• 2 tbsp vegetable oil
• 1kg/2lb 3oz diced shin of beef (cut off the bone into large pieces)
• 2 sticks celery
• 2 carrots
• 2 large onions
• 3 cloves garlic
• 1 heaped tsp tomato purée
• 1 tbsp plain flour
• salt and freshly ground black pepper
• ½ litre/17fl oz real ale or bitter
• 200ml/7fl oz dark beef stock
• 2 bay leaves
• 1 sprig fresh thyme
• 150g/5oz beef suet
• 150g/5oz self-raising flour , sifted, plus extra for dusting
• 1 tsp prepared horseradish (optional)
• water to bind