Spring Stew With Artichoke Dumplings Recipes

ARTICHOKE STEW WITH MUSSELS, POTATOES AND SAFFRON

Steps:

• Squeeze juice from 2 lemon halves into large bowl; add lemon halves. Fill bowl with water. Cut stem off 1 artichoke. Starting at base, bend leaves back and snap off where they break naturally; continue until all tough outer leaves have been removed, leaving cone of tender pale green leaves. Using small sharp knife, trim outside edge of base until smooth and no dark green areas remain. Rub trimmed edge with 1 of remaining lemon halves. Cut artichoke lengthwise into quarters. Rub cut sides of quarters with lemon. Using small knife, cut out choke and small purple-tipped leaves from 1 quarter. Rub cut areas with lemon. Trim top leaves, leaving artichoke quarter about 2 inches long. Cut quarter into 2 wedges. Place wedges into lemon water. Repeat with remaining artichokes.
• Bring remaining ingredients to boil in heavy large pot (do not use aluminum or cast iron). Drain artichokes; add to pot. Return to boil. Reduce heat to medium-low; simmer until artichokes are tender, about 20 minutes. Using slotted spoon, transfer artichokes to medium bowl. Reserve 1 cup cooking liquid in small bowl.
• Place potatoes, salt, bay leaf, 1/2 teaspoon mustard seeds and celery seeds in large saucepan. Pour in enough cold water to cover potatoes generously. Boil until potatoes are tender, about 20 minutes. Drain. Cool 15 minutes; peel.
• Stir saffron in heavy large in heavy large pot over medium-low heat until fragrant, about 2 minutes. Add reserved 1 cup cooking liquid; bring to simmer. Add artichokes, potatoes, mussels, shallots, butter and 3/4 teaspoon mustard seeds. Bring to boil. Cover pot; cook until mussels open and potatoes are golden, about 8 minutes. (Discard any unopened mussels.) Mix in green onions. Season with salt and pepper.
• Divide stew among 6 shallow soup bowls. Sprinkle with chives and serve.

SPRING VEGETABLE STEW

Steps:

• Fill a bowl with water and add lemon juice. Trim artichokes, quarter them and place in the water as you go along.
• Heat oil over medium heat in a large, heavy, lidded skillet or Dutch oven and add onions and celery. Cook, stirring, until tender, about 5 minutes. Add garlic, stir for about a minute until you can smell the fragrance of the garlic, and add fennel and a generous pinch of salt. Cook, stirring often, for 5 to 8 minutes more, until the fennel has softened.
• Drain artichoke hearts and add to the pan. Cook, stirring often, for 5 minutes. Add water and salt to taste and bring to a simmer. Cover, reduce heat to low, and simmer for 10 to 15 minutes, or until all of the vegetables are very tender and fragrant. Stir in chopped fennel fronds and/or mint and simmer for a few more minutes. Taste and adjust salt and pepper. Serve hot or warm, on its own as a side, tossed with pasta or as a topping for grains.

ARTICHOKE BEEF STEW

Steps:

• In a large resealable plastic bag, combine the flour, salt and pepper. Add beef, a few pieces at a time, and shake to coat. In a large skillet, brown beef in oil in batches., Transfer to a 3- or 4-qt. slow cooker with a slotted spoon. Gradually add consomme to the pan, stirring to loosen browned bits. Stir in the onions, mushrooms, wine, garlic and dill. Pour over beef., Cover and cook for low for 7-8 hours or until tender. Stir in the artichokes; cook 30 minutes longer or until heated through. Serve with noodles.

LAMB AND ARTICHOKE SPRING STEW

Steps:

• In a 4- to 5-quart pan, combine oil, garlic, onion, carrot, and celery. Stir often over high heat until vegetables begin to brown, 6 to 8 minutes. Pour from pan into a bowl.
• To pan, add lamb and broth; cover and bring to a boil on high heat. Reduce heat and boil gently for 10 minutes. Uncover, turn heat to high, and stir often until juices evaporate, drippings are very browned, and meat is lightly browned, 8 to 10 minutes. Return browned vegetables to pan.
• Add tomatoes with their liquid, wine, fennel seed, and sage; stir to free browned bits. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat, cover, and simmer for 40 minutes; stir occasionally.
• Meanwhile, rinse fresh artichokes, drain, and break off outer coarse leaves down to the very tender inner yellow ones (easily pierced with your fingernail). Cut off thorny artichoke tips, peel coarse fibers from bottoms, and cut artichokes in half lengthwise. In a bowl, mix with 2 cups water and vinegar; drain. If using frozen artichokes, omit water and vinegar.
• Add artichokes and potatoes to lamb mixture. Cover and simmer until potatoes and lamb are very tender when pierced, about 30 minutes longer; stir occasionally. Pour into a bowl, sprinkle with parsley, and season to taste with salt and pepper.

SPRING STEW WITH ARTICHOKE DUMPLINGS

Steps:

• Put the chicken into a large pot. Add chicken broth. Bring to a boil. Lower heat and simmer for 30 minutes.
• To make the dumplings, combine the artichoke hearts, one egg white, butter and milk in a food processor until smooth. Combine flour and baking powder. Add to the artichoke mixture, processing briefly to combine. Add the bread crumbs, lemon rind, scallion, mint leaves, salt and pepper. Set aside.
• Remove chicken from pot, remove skin and cut into 6 pieces. Set aside. Skim the fat from the chicken broth, and pour into a saucepan. Bring the broth to a boil, add leeks and carrots, salt, pepper and thyme leaves. Lower the heat and simmer until tender, about 3 minutes. Add the sugar snap peas and continue simmering until all the vegetables are tender, about an additional 3 minutes. Take the vegetables out with a slotted spoon and set aside.
• Whisk the other egg white into a stiff peak. Transfer the artichoke mixture into a large bowl. Using a spatula, fold in the egg white. Form the artichoke mixture into small balls. Drop teaspoonfuls of artichoke mixture into simmering broth. Poach for about 5 minutes on each side. Remove from heat.
• To serve: divide the chicken and vegetables between 4 warm bowls. Use a slotted spoon to gently lift the dumplings into each bowl. Ladle broth on top. Garnish with minced parsley and serve.

SPRING LAMB STEW

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 300 degrees F.
• Generously sprinkle the leg of lamb with salt and pepper.
• Heat the oil in a large pot or Dutch oven over a medium-high heat. In two batches, brown the lamb all over and remove to a plate, 4 to 6 minutes per batch.
• Add the onions, carrots and garlic. Season with a pinch of salt and pepper, then cook for a minute or two. Add the tomato paste and stir. Deglaze with the red wine and beef stock, scraping the bottom of the pot. Stir in the rosemary, thyme and bay leaves. Return the lamb to the pot and bring to a simmer.
• Place the lid on the pot and roast until the meat is very tender, 2 to 2 1/2 hours. Sprinkle over the parsley and serve.

SARASOTA'S CHICKEN AND DUMPLINGS WITH ARTICHOKES & LEEKS

Steps:

• Stew -- Two stages. First add the oil to a large deep pan and saute the chicken until lightly golden brown. About 5 minutes or less. Remove and set to the side. Now add a little more oil if necessary, but it should be ok, and add the the leeks, onion, celery, garlic and fennel. Saute until soft and translucent, about 5-10 minutes. Add in the artichokes and cook another 2-3 minutes. Then add the chicken back inches.
• Broth -- To that pan, add the chicken stock or broth, white wine, bay leaf, fresh thyme, lemon juice, lemon zest and pepper. Go easy on the salt as the chicken broth is salty. Just taste after it has simmered a bit to adjust any seasoning. Let simmer 20 minutes as you make the dumplings. Simmer on medium low heat. Before adding the dumplings I add the cornstarch mixture to thicken the sauce slightly. Just stir in and it will thicken in just seconds.
• Dumplings -- Mix the Bisquick or Jiffy baking mix, milk parsley, pepper, salt (optional), and parmsean cheese. Don't over mix. Just mix to combine. Spoon heaping tablespoons about the size of a golf ball onto the the chicken broth, Cover, with either a lid or aluminum foil and cook 15 minutes on medium (not quite boiling) heat until they puff up.
• I love to garnish with the greens from scallions. ENJOY!

SPRING VEGETABLE STEW WITH SWEET-POTATO DUMPLINGS

Steps:

• Makethedumplings: Place sweet potato in a saucepan; cover with water by1inch. Bringto a boil; add a large pinchof salt. Reduceheat; simmer until tender,about 15 minutes. Meanwhile,whisk theflour,bakingpowder, 1 1/2 teaspoons salt,andapinch of pepper in a bowl; set aside.
• Drain sweet potato. Pass through a ricer onto a baking sheet. Spread out; let cool 15 minutes. Transfer to a bowl. Stir in eggs and parsley. Add flour mixture; stir just until a sticky dough forms.
• Meanwhile, make the stew: Fill a medium bowl with cold water. Squeeze juice of 1 1/2 lemons into water; add rinds. Remove and discard tough outer leaves from 1 artichoke. Cut off top third; peel stem. Halve artichoke lengthwise; remove fuzzy choke, and discard. Cut into 1-inch-thick wedges, and place in lemon water. Repeat with remaining artichokes.
• Melt butter in a medium stockpot over medium heat. Add onions; cook, stirring occasionally, 3 minutes. Add Parmesan rind. Drain artichokes; add to pot. Stir in stock and 4 1/2 cups water; add salt and pepper. Bring to a boil. Add carrots. Reduce heat; simmer, partially covered, 10 minutes. Squeeze remaining 1/2 lemon into pot; stir in tarragon.
• Using 2 spoons, form 18 dumplings, dropping into stew as you work. Cover; cook 7 minutes. Add asparagus. Cook, covered, until the dumplings are cooked through and vegetables are tender, about 3 minutes. Remove rind before serving.

SPRING CHICKEN STEW

Steps:

• Heat the oil in a large flameproof casserole over a high heat and fry the chicken for 5-7 mins until golden all over. Remove to a plate and set aside.
• Melt the butter in the same pan, then reduce the heat to medium and fry the onion and carrots for 5 mins until just starting to soften. Sprinkle in the flour and cook for 2 mins more. Slowly add the stock, stirring as you go. Add the mustard and vinegar and cook over a low-medium heat for 30 mins, stirring regularly. Season to taste, then add the peas and cook for 5 mins more. Stir in the cream.
• Make the dumplings by mixing the flour with the baking powder, suet or butter, chives (if using) and ½ tsp salt. Swiftly stir in 8-10 tbsp water using a cutlery knife, then bring the dough together using your hands - it should be firm and pliable. Divide into eight equal-sized pieces, weighing for accuracy if you like. Nestle the dumplings on top of the stew, then cover with the lid and cook for 15 mins over a gentle simmer. Remove the lid and slide the pan under a hot grill for 5-10 mins until the dumplings are puffed up and golden brown. Ladle into bowls to serve.

IRISH STEW WITH DUMPLINGS

Steps:

• For the stew: cut the meat into small pieces, season and dredge with flour.
• Melt bacon drippings in a heavy skillet and brown the meat; add onions and cook until golden.
• Add enough stock or water to cover meat.
• Add turnip, carrots, celery and parsley; simmer for two hours.
• Add cubed potatoes and cook more rapidly until potatoes are done.
• To make the dumplings: sift dry ingredients together, cut in fat and add enough milk to give a smooth drop batter.
• Drop by spoonfuls over the top of the stew (the stew should be kept boiling hot).
• Cover the pot and allow dumplings to steam 15 minutes without lifting cover.