Brown Beef Stew With Drop Dumplings

Ingredients

• 2.5 lbs stewing beef, cut into 2-inch pieces
• Flour for coating
• Hot fat
• 3 pints boiling water
• 2 cups flour
• 0.5 tsp pepper
• 1 tsp salt
• 1 tbsp baking powder
• 0.75 cup cold water

Method

1. 1 Cut beef into 2-inch pieces, roll in flour, and brown in hot fat.
2. 2 Add 3 pints boiling water, bring to a boil, then cook slowly for 1 hour.
3. 3 Mix 2 cups flour, pepper, salt, and baking powder. Add cold water to form a dough.
4. 4 Make dough into balls and drop into the stew. Cover and boil fast for 12 minutes.
5. 5 Remove lid and cook for 3 minutes longer. Season and serve.