Grammy's Kitchen · Beef Stew · Traditional British Beef Stew and Suet Dumpl
One of 148 beef stew recipes we measured
It ranks #1 of 148 for gravy quality among the beef stew recipes we compared. 124 cooks on www.thespruceeats.com rate it 4.1★.
Every ingredient resolved to grams, expressed against the recipe's own base — next to the median of all 148.
| this recipe | typical | |
|---|---|---|
| liquid | 0% | 71% |
| fat | 0% | 3% |
| aromatics | 0% | 23% |
| salt | 0% | 0% |
| thickener | 0% | 1% |
| vegetables and beans | 0% | 91% |
| collagen idx | 0.0 | 0.8 |
| marbling idx | 0.0 | 0.5 |
Adapts cleanly: dairy-free, egg-free, gluten-free, nut-free (documented swaps, applied on the dish page)
Weights computed by us.
| 15 g | 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour |
| 450 g | 1 pound (450 g) thick cooking steak , cut into large chunks |
| 27 g | 2 tablespoons vegetable oil |
| 28 g | 2 tablespoons brandy |
| 115 g | 1 cup (115 g) onion, roughly chopped |
| 100 g | 1 cup (100 g) leeks , cleaned and finely sliced |
| 170 g | 1 cup (170 g) carrots, roughly chopped |
| 720 g | 1 1/2 pints (750 ml) dark beef stock , divided |
| 115 g | 4 ounces (115 g) self-rising flour |
| 55 g | 2 ounces (55 g) suet, shredded |
| Pinch of salt | |
| 44 g | 3 tablespoons water, cold |
Method: 13 steps, published by www.thespruceeats.com — open the original ↗ or use bake mode for a follow-along with a screen that stays on.
“Just curious about the instruction to "Pop one in the middle as well if you have enough", even though the picture does not reflect that specification. Is there a culinary reason for this? Perhaps the base for an Old Wives Tale or something else? Or nothing at ” — a cook
“This has become my "go to" beef stew recipe. A tweak here (red wine instead of brandy because we didn't finish the whole bottle the night before!), a twist there (depending on what's in the fridge and pantry), and my trusty slow cooker (4 hours on high, and th” — a cook