Winter warmer stew

The cold snap is on its way and when the weather is like this you really want something that will warm the cockles, well there is nothing better than a good hearty stew.
To be fair stew is not really an unhealthy choice it's just those couple of extra things that tip the scales  between good or bad.
If you have dumplings, bad
If you have bisto gravy granuals, bad
Everything else, good
Potatoes, good
Swede, good
Carrots, good
Onion, good
Parsnip, good
We used oxo cubes instead of the Bisto and left out the dumplings, now there is a way of getting some dumplings, but you would have to use Atora vegetable suet (25g) and flour (50g)
Put the flour and suet in a bowl,add a pinch of salt and 2-3 tablespoons of cold water and mix well to make a soft dough. Season well and divide the dough into eight equal pieces. Shape each one into a ball and add them to the top of the stew and cook for the last 20-30 mins, It will cost you 4.5 Syns for all 8, but if you can't do without them!

This picture was taken at the preparation stage.
When your ready, bang it into a slow cooker and let it cook all day, by the time your in from work its done. 
Enjoy.
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