beef casserole with bacon & leek dumplings
serves 6 | prep 30 mins | cooking 3 hours 30 mins
2 tbs olive oil 1.8kg beef gravy or chuck steak, trimmed, cut into 4cm pieces 1 brown onion, cut into thin wedges 2 carrots, peeled, halved, thickly sliced 2 celery sticks, thickly sliced 1/2 leek, trimmed, thinly sliced 2 garlic cloves, chopped 6 fresh thyme sprigs 2 fresh bay leaves 2 tbs white spelt flour 250ml (1cup) red wine 250ml (1cup) beef stock 400g can crushed tomatoes bacon & leek dumplings
2 tbs olive oil 2 middle bacon rashers, rind removed, finely chopped 1/2 leek, trimmed, halved, thinly sliced 175g brussels sprouts, quartered 235g (11/2 cups) white spelt flour 2 tsp baking powder 2 tsp chopped fresh thyme leaves 100g butter,…
