Vegetable Stew

[hedgewitch]

I have the best vegetable stew recipe ever
And it's so easy to do.


1 Onion
1 Leek
2 sticks Celery
1 Swede
1 Turnip
2 large Parsnips
6 large Carrots
8 large Potatoes
2-3 litres cold water
1 Bay Leaf
1 sprig fresh Parsley
1 teaspoon yeast extract
2-4 tablespoons gravy granules ( Bisto Best )
salt and pepper

Dumplings:

4oz flour
2oz vegetable suet
a quarter to half a cup of water

First start by peeling and chopping all the vegetables, it really doesn't matter what size you do them. Wash them thoroughly. Put the Potatoes in a pan, cover them with water and boil like you would normally. Put about 2 tablespoons of olive oil in a good deep pan. Add the onion and saute for a couple of minutes. Add all the vegetables EXCEPT the Leek and Celery. Cook until they start to brown then add the Leek and Celery. Add the water ( I use about 2 and a half litres but you can add more or less if you want ). Chuck in the Bay leaf and Parsley, put the lid on and leave to boil. When boiled reduce the heat to a simmer and leave for one hour, stirring from time to time ( I have even left it simmering for 2 hours before and the results are the same ).
Take out the Bay leaf and Parsley, add the yeast extract and stir. Add enough gravy granules to get the consistency you want, more granules will mean a thicker stew. Strain the Potatoes and add to the pan then let simmer for about another 20 mins, stirring from time to time. Add salt and pepper to taste.
Place the flour and suet in a bowl and add the water, again this doesn't need exact measurements. I like a squishy allmost dropping consistency so I add about half a cup of water. Mix well then drop a tablespoon ( again meaurements don't matter ) at a time of the dumpling mixture into the stew pan and replace the lid. Simmer for 20 mins then serve.
I allways make this in large amounts 'cos it lasts for a couple of days and is a great winter warmer. The best thing about this recipe is that the quantities don't have to be exact, you can play around with them to suit your own needs.

[LIBRA]

sounds good, but whats swede???
I love a good stew!! I like cooking so much more in the fall and winter then I do in the summer, its comforting or something in the cold seasons!

[hedgewitch]

Swede is a Root vegetable. It has a purplish coloured skin and orange Flesh. It is a hard vegetable ( and I don't mean in the sense that it can kick other vegetables butts!!)

[toman]

Originally Posted by LIBRA

sounds good, but whats swede???
I love a good stew!! I like cooking so much more in the fall and winter then I do in the summer, its comforting or something in the cold seasons!

Could also be a person from Sweden, or of Swedish descent. Like me!

[LIBRA]

Originally Posted by toman

Could also be a person from Sweden, or of Swedish descent. Like me!

You swede you!!! can you kick other veggies butts??

I have seen swede the vegetable then, I guess I didnt know its name!!