Slow Cooker Mince and Dumplings
Try this simple to prepare slow cooker mince and dumplings recipes. Serve with crusty bread to mop up the delicious beef sauce.
Servings: 4 Servings
Calories: 625kcal
Ingredients
Mince:
- 500 g minced beef preferably lean
- 1 large onion chopped
- 2 medium carrots peeled and chopped
- 2 celery stalks chopped
- 2 cloves garlic minced
- 1 tbsp Worcestershire sauce
- 1 tbsp tomato puree
- 400 ml beef stock
- 1 bay leaf
- 1 tsp dried thyme
- Salt and pepper to taste
Dumplings:
- 125 g self-raising flour
- 60 g suet vegetable or beef
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 3-4 tbsp cold water
Instructions
- Add everything to the slow cooker, apart from the dumpling ingredients.
- Stir everything together, ensuring everything is well combined. Cover and cook on low for 6-8 hours or on high for 3-4 hours.
- About 1 hour before the end of the cooking time, prepare the dumplings. In a mixing bowl, combine the self-raising flour, suet, and salt. Gradually add the cold water, mixing until the dough comes together. The dough should be firm but not sticky.
- Divide the dumpling dough into 8 equal pieces and roll them into balls. Place the dumplings on top of the mince mixture in the slow cooker, making sure they are not completely submerged in the sauce.
- Cover the slow cooker again and continue cooking for the remaining hour or until the dumplings are cooked through and fluffy.
- Carefully remove the bay leaf from the slow cooker. If the sauce isn’t thick enough you can stir in a cornflour mixture or some beef gravy granules. If you decide to do this I recommend you remove the dumplings first so that you can mix everything without risk of breaking apart.
- Serve the mince and dumplings hot, with your choice sides.
Nutrition
Serving: 1 | Calories: 625kcal | Carbohydrates: 32g | Protein: 40g | Fat: 36g | Saturated Fat: 16g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 16g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 121mg | Sodium: 1128mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 4g
