Ingredients:
2 pounds stew
meat, lamb or beef
1/2 cup flour
3 tablespoons vegetable oil
2 onions
2 carrots, chopped in large pieces
4 potatoes, chopped
2 tomatoes, peeled and chopped
1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
1 large bunch fresh mixed herbs, tied with a string
2 1/2 cups beef broth
Dough-balls (see below)
Salt and pepper to taste
Makes 6 to 8 servings
Method:
Coat meat in
flour, then brown in oil in a skillet.
Add onions and
saute.
Place browned
meat, onions and vegetables in large cooking pot.
Add garlic powder.
Place herbs in
middle of mixture.
Cover with broth,
cook 2 hours over low heat.
While stew is
cooking, make doughballs.
During last 20
minutes of cooking, add doughballs.
Salt and pepper
to taste.
Doughball
mixture ingredients:
6 cups self-rising
flour
1 cup fresh bread crumbs
1 tablespoon mixed herbs
1/4 cup solid shortening
1 egg, beaten
Doughball Method:
Broth or water
Salt and pepper to taste
Mix dry ingredients, then add shortening and egg, mixing thoroughly.
Divide mixture into small pieces, roll into even rounds between floured hands.
Cook in boiling water or broth for 15 minutes.
Add to stew 20 minutes before stew is done.