THE BEEF STEW you need to make this Winter! COMFORT FOOD!

Slow braised beef and cheese dumplings- this stew is the ideal winter comfort food!
You'll need:
US Ingredients:
For the stew:
2 tbsp olive oil
1.6lb beef flank or bavette
2 tbsp plain flour
1 onion, sliced
2 large carrots, peeled and diced
3 garlic cloves, sliced
2 thyme sprigs
1 cup red wine
3 cups beef stock
For the dumplings:
2 cups self raising flour
2 tbsp flat leaf parsley, chopped
1 stick butter
¼ cup cheddar, grated
½ cup milk
Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper
Metric Ingredients:
For the stew:
2 tbsp olive oil
750g beef flank or bavette
2 tbsp plain flour
1 onion, sliced
2 large carrots, peeled and diced
3 garlic cloves, sliced
2 thyme sprigs
200ml red wine
750ml beef stock
For the dumplings:
250g self raising flour
2 tbsp flat leaf parsley, chopped
100g butter
50g cheddar, grated
100ml milk
Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper
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[@emilydavis5765]

Man I want a tour of this kitchen. All your kitchen tools look so beautiful!

[@pjstraker]

Such a delicious stew made it for dinner tonight and the fam loved it! Those cheesy dumplings - absolutely genius! This is going on repeat! Happy 🙂 Thank you!

[@SecretsInTheOvenFoodChannel]

Such a delicious dish! I am going to make this for dinner! ❤️ Thank you, Donal!

[@donalskehan]

You're welcome, enjoy!

[@lucieb4741]

Thank you SO much for the metric ingredients. Cheers from Belgium

[@helengarland9079]

I love Beef Stew & Dumplings ,i used to make it all the time years ago until some one took my cookbook .I'm so loving this easy to make Stew i'll be giving this a try very soon. Thank you so much Donal 😁

[@theperk9115]

Was waiting for him to walk away with the plate of food at the end 🤣 its the signature tv chef move hahaha but made it tonight and its a lovely meal. Had it with loads of veg and roasties and mash very nice and a good way to get the veg into kids had my 4 year old help out and shes very enthusiastic about cooking which is brilliant

[@promenadeable]

One of the best stews I've ever seen - and i've seen tons of recipes - yours tops them all!

[@mancunianinlondon]

I made this dish again but with the dumplings this time. The dumplings are PERFECT, thanks!

[@harryleenorton]

Made this tonight for the family, absolutely amazing 👏 I will make my dumplings bigger next time because i need more of that in my life 😂

[@elainearmatage4138]

Wow... Made the cheddar dumplings for my cornbeef stew. I have never made dumplings without suet before. Your recepie is amazing so light and tasty. I will always use your recipe in future, thank you.

[@andrewscotteames4718]

I made this last night, it’s now one of my new favorite recipes! Thanks 😀

[@jettron1]

This looks great. I have my own beef stew recipe that includes celery, shallots, fresh green beans, fresh corn cut off the ear and mushrooms (usually baby portabellas) and I also include rosemary and marjoram but may omit one or both. I also add instant tapioca as the thickening agent but I need to employ the flavor building techniques in this video when I make mine. The addition of the dumplings is brilliant and I'll be trying them although a slice or two of fresh bread is pretty darn good too.

[@suzymail1000]

Happy New Year Donal! Thank you so much for this wonderful recipe. We had it for New Year's Eve dinner and my husband just fell in love with it. We put in some beer instead of red wine and that was the only change we made, it was absolutely delicious and I look forward to making it again.

[@iang2868]

I’m going to try this recipe out on Sunday it looks Tasty Thanks for sharing great work 👍

[@christiane9089]

Omg!! Ive seen this at Breakfast Time and cooked it for Dinner and now... I'm addicted! thank you so much for this delicious meal

[@ursulal.4207]

Thank you very much for this wonderful recipe, the flank steak is very tender despite ist long fibres! Great!

[@michellebrady3439]

Wow 🤩 definitely going to try this! What other beef cut would shred like this if I can’t get the flank cut... I don’t know many Irish butchers that would stock this cut 🧐🤔

[@andrewhayes7055]

skirt steak or Hanger steak, failing that chuck steak. An off the wall substitute would be beef cheeks which are cheap and becoming available in more supermarkets these days.

[@michellebrady3439]

@@andrewhayes7055 thanks a million Andrew 👍🏻

[@ASlapOfAFish]

Nearly every Irish butcher has flank steak.

[@Ramyapad19]

Yum looks delicious i am making this soon with few subs drooling over my samsung galaxy note 8 love your recipes making me hungry Thanks Ramya

[@KitKatToeBeans]

🤤🤤🤤 this looks amazing ❤️

[@nolabrandsborg]

So best wow...Thank you very much for this 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

[@saliha23]

you did this recipe (without dumbling) before and I cooked it without wine. It was delicious. I might cook it again.

[@swintsdeco6109]

Beef stew has been one of my favorite comfort food

[@donalskehan]

yup! same here!

[@cpp8227]

Brilliant! Will definitely be making this! Love the idea of using flank steak.

[@stephaniesummerill7117]

gonna try this with a regular "american style pot roast" and hope i get these results! thank you!!!

[@elostazaelostaza3673]

Very very good

[@debbiegorsalitz1539]

Can’t wait to try this!

[@chefdonalskehan]

Hello 👋 Did you try the recipe?

[@Mystearicia]

I would have that with white rice because yes i am asian xD

[@ju.1406]

YES! This with rice would be just perfect! I can imagine the rice soaking up the sauce already!! 😍😍😍

[@clarissagafoor5222]

Agreed. Fantastic with rice.

[@一宮ちい]

Mee, too😁👍

[@angelicaangelica8584]

Me too and I’m Mexican 😆

[@jannaj9598]

I’m also Asian but that’d need to be a curry to have it with white rice and the spices are important.

[@baphnie]

“... a little touch of red wine...” *glug glug glug*

[@stevenbellusci9084]

I always use 2 cups.One for me one for the stew 😋🍷🍷

[@loriallenbaugh35]

BTW, didn't have self rising flour, but easy to substitute. 1 cup flour, 1/2 tsp. Salt & 1-1/2 tsp baking powder sifted together.

[@edlijhorn]

Wow, yes i want to try this. Can i make this in a crockpot also?

[@ceciliadundee9122]

My tears are rolling

[@susiecrawley2701]

iv looked at a lot of Irish god the other side of the world it's a jock thank God your here

[@chefdonalskehan]

Hello 👋 Did you try the recipe?

[@sheenatozier8343]

Thank you. I can not wait to try this!

[@donalskehan]

let me know how you get on!

[@lookingfordiscovery]

NEED this - and will be making on Sunday

[@donalskehan]

YES! It screams Sunday comfort!

[@g.dharani2135]

With love from chennai INDIA ❤❤❤

[@gowri_life]

❤️

[@g.dharani2135]

Love u Donald....❤your cooking makes magic 😇

[@loriallenbaugh35]

When I saw this video I knew my Father would love it! Once I tasted it I knew he would have to fight me for the leftovers. So easy and my house smells wonderful. I actually used the moose meat from my 82 year old Father's hunting trip last year. I think that made it even more special. 5 years ago we all thought he would never even drive again let alone hunt. Thank you for our new best stew ever.

[@moniquem783]

Sounds wonderful Lori! I’m so glad your father is doing so well. I’d give anything to make a meal for my Dad one more time. I think he would have loved this stew too. Enjoy every moment 💕

[@wmbrice]

Well of course Donal is wonderful at this, but I really want to call out the camera work & editing, just superb!

[@zubeennaushad5559]

Oh I agree. The camera work is almost as good as the food looks.

[@nohilti]

I have made this before. It was excellent. But there was not enough liquid when it was finally done. I am going to make it again but i will add more stock

[@AA-ke2ns]

I don’t consume beef but I’ll make this with Chicken

[@raybyrne9168]

Excellent!...how about a family friendly chicken casserole next?

[@lidijatopolnik2406]

Delightful.. 😀 just in perfect time..

[@comptencompten8455]

AMAZING!

[@michaellakosia6876]

If we dont have self rising flower how much baking powder do we need instead?

[@lefthandedluke]

It's in the oven right now, added mushrooms and my wife is gulten-free so made the dumplings with gluten-free flower. Stay tuned, not sure how the dumplings will turn out but i'm trying.

[@2AZSUN]

And Donal does it again! This will happen at some point through the winter for sure.

[@donalskehan]

yes, its ideal for a cold day when you're cosied up indoors 👌🏻

[@TahtahmesDiary]

Every time I start getting smug with what I'm learning on YT, I get recommended something that makes what I'm cooking that evening look shabby and embarrassing 😂😂😂💜 Those dumplings look AMAZING!

[@christinaroche9616]

I can taste it, thank you so much. What can i use instead of the Red Wine if possible?

[@deanafromchicago6661]

😁 love stew

[@TheOriginalBadger]

So, (and this also goes for your Chicken soul food stew) the "dumplings" are basically cheese scones? I've never seen beef flank (London broil, skirt steak) in my local supermarket...is there an alternative beef cut that could be used? It looks absolutely delicious and I wanna give it a try :)

[@mancunianinlondon]

if you want a cheap but tasty cut, get brisket. You will have to slow cook it, but when its done, its crazy done. His dumplings are not like scones, they are lighter and fluffier

[@MsQueenBR]

You gotta consider the south hemisphere of the world! We're almost on summer!

[@donalskehan]

haha my bad!!

[@clarissagafoor5222]

Just found this channel. Wow!

[@louiewill3611]

Definitely going to try this one, with buckwheat instead. Wife is gluten intolerant so have to to be creative, I hope it will work. Looking good man, not sure whether you have aged quickly or it's your hair. Have I been watching old videos of you or what 🤔! Well you are rocking that hair nicely.

[@JayAndre562]

What size le crueset are you using?

[@11xhy]

What kind of wine ?

[@ronmatthews1738]

I find the dumplings are lighter if I use suet instead of butter. A spoonful of mustard powder brings out the taste of the cheddar.

[@alexguilfoyle477]

Looks delish ☘️ Will try this weekend💪. Can i use my slowcooker and is the time the same ???

[@donalskehan]

yes you can use your slow cooker ! same time should work :)

[@Cronaghmol]

Can you use any other cuts of steak, finding it hard to get flank steak, striploin, sirloin would they work too?

[@FarewelI]

It's starting to get cold in certain parts of China these days. This is definitely gonna be a go-to dish for then!

[@xxaoife]

Could you do this in a slow cooker?

[@Kammm2020]

❤❤

[@vincentfiore2228]

It looks great, but I have never had a beef stew that did not have potatoes.

[@pragatin.pattanaik7491]

So tomorrow's dinner is decided and my mom gonna love this😍

[@eniostafi]

Hi. How many time are cheddar dumplin in the Owen? Thank you ❤️

[@kristine8338]

Eniko Ostafi, 30 minutes.

[@ju.1406]

Ishi! I dont have an oven T.T is it the same if I just cook it on the stove for 2,5 hours?

[@chromebook7684]

In America, flank steak is not a cheap cut.

[@NatashaGraves555]

Yummmmmmm 💛💛💛💛💛💛

[@zippygundoo5852]

Since when was a pinot noir full flavoured? 🤔

[@shanebenson7164]

Can’t find recipe

[@yes_eu_can]

Question for everyone: what do you usually do with the leftover red wine if it’s not drinkable or tasty

[@DickHolman]

If it's not drinkable, why are you cooking with it?

[@StortNejTak]

Did he age 10 years in like one year?

[@billfrater1948]

Cooking temperature, did I miss it?

[@ohgodno1655]

Wait I though Donal was 20 My mans went to 40 overnight

[@donalskehan]

I am not 40!! 🤣

[@northseabrent]

Mash podaydo, wtf is that?

[@patriciawenzel3871]

Looks wonderful, I’m off to the store now. Cheers from Canada from an Irish Canadian!

[@donalskehan]

enjoy!

[@sidritxharavina4973]

@@donalskehan forget the Mona Lisa this is that look beautiful

[@wendyrobertson3085]

Just finished cooking this and looks, smells and tasted delicious! Definitely recommend everyone to try. Oh and I used brisket!!

[@ciganyweaverandherperiwink6293]

I highly recommend trying bavette as a cut of meat. 😊

[@rhirhi1914]

I made this last week and my family Loved it! It is now a family staple! It was the best stew I have ever made!!

[@SD-oi9gr]

I really don’t like the whole music track being played whilst subtitles show what’s going on. I prefer the whole you just explain what’s going on and you chat during the whole thing. Just seems more personally. I can watch somebodies hands cook food anywhere anytime. If I’m going to a specific persons channel it’s because I want to experience them and their style.

[@adamweintraub6274]

While the video States 160 degrees Celsius your recipe on your website States 180° c. I tried the dish tonight cooking at 180 (350 Fahrenheit) and while flavorful all of the liquid had evaporated by the two and a half hour mark.

[@stuartdennis8506]

Oh this is so getting made during this lockdown (but probably with braising steak)

[@merakiaenquiries8197]

Donal Skehan!! You're my favorite chef simply because you make cooking so much fun and like it's no rocket science! I've tried so many of your dishes and it all turns out scrummy!! Keep up the awesomeness! love from India!!

[@abdulali4231]

Can you cook somthing that will be suitable for muslims please.

[@tomobrien9483]

Looks so delicious. I love beef stew. Could you also add potatoes, or would they be too mushy? Definitely want to try this 👍

[@funguykel]

What I would do is boil the potatoes separately in water with beef stock. Cook until just tender then drain. Spoon stew over potatoes. Or else like Donal says to serve over mashed potatoes.

[@ytreece]

You can throw them in when it’s about 45 min to an hour before it’s finished.

[@donalskehan]

@@funguykel yes, agree with this, cant beat some spuds with a stew 💪🏻

[@yowiepucnha88]

When I first seen this guy cook that Martha Stewart pasta dish he looked like a kid fresh outta highschool. how does he have grey hair already.

[@Naicocarol]

I thougt the same thing

[@andrewaway]

It was probably the time spent in the USA that caused it.

[@sodori]

Yup, we all old now. How the time flies.

[@LaidbackLuc9]

Gained 10lbs as well. Not gonna lie, if I had his cooking skills, so would I.

[@paulphillips148]

Yes, making it tomorrow. Already made the Chicken Stew and it was awesome. Thanks Donal !

[@susanmarino8026]

Wow, the stew looks so good. Can't wait to try it. Thanks for the recipe.

[@masteryoda8887]

Jesus mary and sweet saint Joseph and the wee donkey in the stable & everything.. my mouths watering at this one!! Butchers in the morning for a bit of flank it is then 😁

[@erickfrago7224]

As a Filipino (and Asian in general), I still get confused whenever I see 'dumplings' that look like biscuits, although I've known and tasted chicken and dumplings a decade ago! 🤦🏼‍♂️😅

[@adrianelittle3759]

Baked is biscuit , steamed or boiled is dumpling. He steamed / boiled it on / in the stew , so it’s a dumpling, but he also baked it in the oven, so it’s a biscuit. Both apply in this case. No matter ... They look yummy.

[@barbaraknispel8294]

Fod your chicken stew with dumplings two days ago. Very tasty but too much butter in the dumplings, I suggest 1/2 stick of butter.

[@chefdonalskehan]

Hello 👋 Did you try the recipe?

[@wolfingitdown2047]

I think I'm gonna make this with some Korean inspiration and some scallion pancakes to eat it with. Thanks for the ideas as always, it looks incredible!

[@donalskehan]

sounds awesome!

[@quinettesanders7999]

I WILL be making this! Putting together my shopping list as we speak. Those dumplings/biscuits are for SURE going over a chicken pot pie filling the next time I make one! Lol

[@bluewiz28]

Thanks for the recipe... will make this at the weekend. See you are on with Philip and Holly! Excellent but as I said before please get back on Saturday morning kitchen! Cheers 😊👍

[@HowToCuisine]

My stomach manifesting itself during the video! Hahahaha! Thank you 😂❤️😂❤️

[@thelostheroine514]

Made this today and it was just perfect for these cold winter evenings. Definitely part of the family favourites from now on

[@nrampadarath6692]

GET DONALD TO 1M SUBS

[@krisjones3359]

I made this for my family a few weeks ago, absolutely fantastic, love your recipes Donal 👍

[@ruthfeeney9441]

This is comfort food thanks for sharing Donal 👍

[@rajindersinghsandhu6251]

Hi love it ... can you make this with Lamb if so which cut would you recommend please Thank you 😊

[@Karma-qt4ji]

Donald, excellent recipe but you are confusing me. In the video you say to cook at in the oven at 160C; the recipe that you link to says pre-heat to 180C and in neither case do you mention convection / fan ovens. So I cooked it at 160C (fan) and while it was incredibly tasty, most of the sauce disappeared and I had to add more stock when I added the dumplings. Think next time I should go with 140C (fan)? BTW, despite it being drier than expected, it was still exceptionally tasty and there WILL be a next time XD Those dumplings!!!

[@JasonHe1993]

Same thing happened to me with 180C, stock almost completely disappeared. Added in another 500ml when I put the dumplings in. Haven’t tried it yet but for people trying it I’d suggest putting in 1000ml from the start

[@Laknouz]

Oh my my.... Beautiful recipe! And super chilled relaxing video too. Thank you! Well done 💯

[@donalskehan]

ah thank you! cooking is my escape and glad you can relate 😀

[@Laknouz]

@@donalskehan I really do, mate. Thanks 👌

[@sherylbenkosky5358]

Comfort is not eating slaughtered animals.

[@chefdonalskehan]

Hello 👋 Did you try the recipe?