How To Cook Traditional Dumplings

While boiling the dumplings stir them to prevent them from sticking together or to the pot.
How to cook traditional dumplings. Turn off the heat after all of the dumplings are floating. The dumplings will suck up quite a bit of moisture so if your stew looks dry add a cup of boiling water and give it a good stir. Weigh the flour into a bowl and add tsp salt.
Cook in the oven or on the hob over a medium heat with the lid on for 30 minutes. Whilst your stew is bubbling make the dumplings. Cook the dumplings a boil some water and add the dumplings one by one.
Then your dumplings are good to eat. Place the dumplings on top of your fully cooked stew and press down lightly so that they re half submerged. Make a well in the centre and add 3 tbsp cold water mix to a dough adding more water until the dough is firm but pliable.
In a separate bowl combine. Drop by spoonfuls into boiling stew. Many recipes call for dropping the dough directly into the simmering soup but we like to.
Rub in butter until crumbly. Stir through the suet and parsley if using. When you cook the dumplings always remember to not let the dumplings remain in the bottom of the pot.
Stir in milk to make a soft dough. Stir together flour baking powder sugar and salt in medium size bowl. Use a spoon to take the dumplings out from the pot and put them on a large plate.