Sandis Crock Pot Vegetarian Stew With Dumplings Recipes

SANDI'S CROCK POT VEGETARIAN STEW WITH DUMPLINGS

Steps:

• Put all ingredients into crock pot in the morning, cooking on low all day (8 - 10 hours). If desired, you may thicken the broth with a tablespoons of cornstarch mixed into a little water.
• NOTE: Turn up to high, allow broth to bubble, then add cornstarch mixture or dumplings. Dumplings will take longer to cook in the crock pot.
• Mix lightly then drop by tablespoon into simmering stew, cover and cook for 15 minutes.
• Note: By adding a little less milk and/or a little more flour, you can have drop biscuits (omit parsley, if desired). Add your favorite herbs for delicious herb dumplings/biscuits.
• OH YEAH DO NOT PEEK.

SLOW COOKER VEGETARIAN STEW

Steps:

• Heat oil in a nonstick pan over medium-high heat. Saute onions and garlic in the hot oil until softened, about 5 minutes. Stir in cumin and cook for 1 minute more. Place mixture in the bottom of a slow cooker and add chickpeas, diced tomatoes, tomato puree, mushrooms, vegetable stock, red wine, carrot, chile pepper, and oregano.
• Cover and cook on Low until vegetables are tender and flavors have melded, about 3 hours. Stir well. Season with salt and pepper and garnish with parsley.

SLOW COOKER VEGETABLE STEW WITH CHEDDAR DUMPLINGS

Steps:

• Set the slow cooker to low. Heat 1 tbsp of the oil in a frying pan and fry the carrots for 5 mins until just golden, then tip into the slow cooker.
• Heat the remaining oil in the pan and fry the leeks with a pinch of salt for 5 mins until soft. Add the garlic and stir in the flour. Gradually add the stock, stirring, until the flour has dissolved and there are no lumps. Bring to the boil, then tip into the slow cooker. Add the courgettes, beans and herbs, topping up with water to cover the veg, if needed. Cover and cook for 4 hrs.
• To make the dumplings, tip the flour into a bowl and stir in the suet or butter until evenly distributed. Add the cheese, parsley, ½ tsp cracked black pepper and a pinch of salt. Mix in 3-4 tbsp cold water with your hands to make a soft, slightly sticky dough (add a little more water if needed). Divide into six and roll into balls.
• Add the crème fraîche, mustard, broad beans or peas and spinach to the slow cooker and turn it to high. Arrange the dumplings over the stew, cover and cook for 1-2 hrs more until firm and doubled in size. Scatter with parsley and serve. Will keep for up to three days in the fridge or in the freezer for up to three months.

VEGETABLE STEW WITH DUMPLINGS (VEGETARIAN)

Steps:

• In a large dutch oven, saute the onion in olive oil over med. heat for approximately 5 mins or until tender.
• Add garlic and saute just until fragrant (approx. 1 min) - be careful not to burn.
• Add flour and stir unil mixed.
• Add apple cider or sherry vinegar, light brown sugar, and dijon mustard.
• Stir until combined.
• Slowly stir in broth.
• Add cinnamon, chopped carrots, and chopped potatoes.
• Bring to a boil, reduce the heat, and simmer until thickened and vegetables are tender (approx. 45 mins).
• Add frozen peas and frozen corn and cook an additional 10 mins or until cooked through.
• Taste and season with salt and pepper if desired. (Can be served at this point if not using the dumplings).
• If making the Dumplings -
• Combine Bisquick and skim milk (and fresh herbs if desired) in mixing bowl and stir until combined and soft dough forms.
• Drop by rounded teaspoons into hot stew.
• Cover and cook until done (approx. 10 mins).
• You may need to turn your dumplings in order to cook evenly about 1/2 way through - especially if they are large.