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Beef stew and dumplings with Vichy carrots
Fruit and vegetables
250g/9oz round
shallots
, peeled and left whole
3 tbsp fresh
thyme
leaves
4 medium
carrots
, peeled and left whole
Tins, packets and jars
2 tbsp
plain flour
Worcestershire sauce
, to taste
125g/4½oz
plain flour
Cooking ingredients
2 tbsp
olive oil
2 garlic
cloves
, chopped
500ml/18fl oz
beef stock
salt and
black pepper
1 tsp
baking powder
pinch
salt
1 tbsp
sugar
Dairy, eggs and chilled
25g/1oz unsalted
butter
60g/2¼oz
suet
50g/1¾oz unsalted
butter
Meat, fish and poultry
750g/1lb 10oz stewing
steak
, cut into 2-3cm/¾-1¼in pieces
Other
150ml/5½fl oz
red wine
2 fresh bay leaves
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