Beef Pepperpot Stew With Spillers' Dumplings

Serves: 4

Manley Abshire

1 January 1970

Based on User reviews:

49

Spice

46

Sweetness

58

Sourness

37

mins

Prep time (avg)

5.2

Difficulty

Ingredients:

4.5 cups

Beef Stock

4 sprigs

Thyme (fresh)

1 pinch

Kosher Salt

450 g

Yam

4 large

Green Onion

3 cup

Spinach

5 tbsps

Water

Directions:

1

For the pepperpot: Wash the stewing beef and pat it dry with paper towels

2

Cut the meat into cubes around 5/8-inch thick and transfer to a large ovenproof casserole or heavy-bottomed saucepan

3

Combine the beef with the liquid, thyme, ginger, onion, garlic, bay leaf, and allspice berries, then adjust the seasonings with salt, and pepper

4

Bring the ingredients to a boil, skim the froth from the top of the liquid, cover with a lid, reduce the heat, and simmer for 30 minutes

5

Peel the yams, sweet potatoes, and pumpkin

6

Cut the yam into pieces the size of large potato wedges

7

Cut the sweet potato and pumpkin into 1 1/2-inch chunks

8

Discard the pumpkin seeds

9

Bash the green onions with a heavy knife to release their flavor

10

Dice the chiles (wear gloves), and add with the vegetables to the pot along with the coconut milk and lima beans

11

Stir the ingredients, and simmer gently, covered, for another 25 to 35 minutes, or until the meat and vegetables are tender, and cooked through

12

Add the greens around 13 minutes before the cooking time is up

13

For the dumplings: Mix the flour and salt together in a mixing bowl, and then gradually stir in the water to form a dough

14

Pull off 24 small pieces from the dough 1 piece at a time, and roll them into rounds or long pointy-ended ovals

15

Cook's Note: If you want bigger dumplings, use a double-sized piece of dough, and roll it into a round, pressing a small indentation into the top of it with your thumb

16

Drop the dumplings into the hot pot immediately after rolling, around 8 minutes before the cooking time is up

17

Taste the dumpling, and add extra salt, and pepper, if necessary